Painting
Rectangular painting featuring two figures painted in coloured watercolours, the older figure looks towards the younger who is playing a trumpet-like instrument
Object details
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Materials and techniques | watercolours on paper |
Brief description | Painting, watercolours on paper, Guangzhou, China, 1800-1830 |
Physical description | Rectangular painting featuring two figures painted in coloured watercolours, the older figure looks towards the younger who is playing a trumpet-like instrument |
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Object history | This painting is from a set of 11 depicting women playing different kinds of Chinese musical instruments. Artists in Canton made such paintings for Europeans eager to find out more about China and her people. |
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Accession number | 9290:4 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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