Mixing china stone and china clay together

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Canton (made) Guangzhou (made) China (made)

This painting is from a set of 24 depicting the porcelain industry in China. It shows men mixing china stone and china clay together. 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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Categories	Paintings Chinese Export Watercolours Landscapes Topographical Watercolours Watercolours Traditional Crafts Tea, Porcelain and Silk Industries
Object type	Painting
Title	Mixing china stone and china clay together (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Watercolours on paper Paper Watercolour (Paint) Painted
Brief description	Painting, 'Mixing china stone and china clay together', watercolours on paper, Guangzhou, China, 1770-1790
Physical description	Rectangular watercolour painting completed in muted tones, four figures are engaged in various activities mixing stone and clay together, one of twenty-four depicting the various processes of the pottery industry
Dimensions	Height: 40cm Width: 60cm
Style	Qing
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
Summary	This painting is from a set of 24 depicting the porcelain industry in China. It shows men mixing china stone and china clay together. 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.
Associated objects	E.37-1910 (Set) E.38-1910 (Set) E.39-1910 (Set) E.40-1910 (Set) E.41-1910 (Set) E.42-1910 (Set) E.43-1910 (Set) E.36-1910 (Set) E.45-1910 (Set) E.46-1910 (Set) E.48-1910 (Set) E.49-1910 (Set) E.50-1910 (Set) E.51-1910 (Set) E.52-1910 (Set) E.53-1910 (Set) E.54-1910 (Set) E.55-1910 (Set) E.56-1910 (Set) E.57-1910 (Set) E.58-1910 (Set) E.59-1910 (Set)
Collection	East Asia Collection
Accession number	E.44-1910

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Record created	November 7, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O85340/mixing-china-stone-and-china-painting-unknown/

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