Breaking China Stone With Water-Powered Trip Hammers
Painting
1770-1790 (made), 1770-1790 (made)
1770-1790 (made), 1770-1790 (made)
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This painting is from a set of 24 depicting the porcelain industry in China. It shows men breaking china stone with water-powered trip hammers. Europe could not produce true porcelain before the 18th century. Artists targeted paintings such this at Europeans eager to find out the secrets of porcelain manufacture in China.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolours on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, 'Breaking China Stone With Water-Powered Trip Hammers', watercolours on paper, Guangzhou, China, 1770-1790 |
| Physical description | Rectangular watercolour painting completed in muted tones, a watermill on the right-hand side powers a series of hammers to break the stone brought by the three featured figures, one of twenty-four depicting the various processes of the pottery industry |
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| Object history | Purchased from Gordon M. Forsyth, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project, one of twenty-four depicting the various processes of the pottery industry |
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| Summary | This painting is from a set of 24 depicting the porcelain industry in China. It shows men breaking china stone with water-powered trip hammers. Europe could not produce true porcelain before the 18th century. Artists targeted paintings such this at Europeans eager to find out the secrets of porcelain manufacture in China. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Souvenir from Canton : Chinese export paintings from the Victoria and Albert Museum, Shanghai, 2003
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| Accession number | E.42-1910 |
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| Record created | November 6, 2003 |
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