Wrapping Porcelain in Rice Straw and Packing in Wooden Tubs
Painting
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 workers wrapping porcelain in rice straw and packing it in wooden tubs. 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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| Additional Title | 清 佚名 製瓷圖：瓷器打包 (published title) |
| Materials and Techniques | Watercolour and ink on paper |
| Brief Description | Wrapping porcelain in rice straw and packing in wooden tubs, from set of 24; Pap, China, paintings and drawings |
| Physical Description | This painting is from a set of 24 depicting the porcelain industry in China. It shows workers wrapping porcelain in rice straw and packing in wooden tubs. Europe could not produce true porcelain before the 18th century. Paintings such as this were targeted at Europeans eager to find out the secrets of porcelain manufacture in China. |
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| Summary | This painting is from a set of 24 depicting the porcelain industry in China. It shows workers wrapping porcelain in rice straw and packing it in wooden tubs. 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. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Souvenir from Canton : Chinese export paintings from the Victoria and Albert Museum, Shanghai, 2003113 |
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| Accession Number | E.55-1910 |
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| record created | November 7, 2003 |
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