Puppet Show
Pu-Qua
Basic information
- ID
- Г-IV-5531/18
- Author
- Pu-Qua
- Name
- Puppet Show
- Date of creation
- late 17th – early 18th c.
- Country
- China
- Culture
- Far East
- Technique
- etching watercolor embossing
- Material
- Indian ink paper
- Dimensions (height x width, cm)
- 29.3 x 24.4
Additionally
- Type
- album sheet
- Genre
- genre art
- Provenance
- Purchased from a private individual
- Exposition
- Zolochiv Castle (Chinese Palace)
Information about author
Object description
In the centre offset to the left on a wooden stool stands a man dressed in a dress-shatter covering his entire body from head to toe. On his head, the man is holding a wooden theatre house. Among the curtains on the wall of the house is a picture of a doll in a red suit. In front of the theatre, a man is depicted with a folded fan in his hands. The man is dressed in a long blue robe and a short jacket, on his head is a kippah with a feather on top.The etching comes from the album "Customs and National Costumes of the Chinese," which includes 60 images of Chinese people engaged in various activities. Each image is accompanied by an explanation in German and some in French. In the 18th century, artists in Canton (Guangzhou) in southern China created these paintings for Europeans eager to learn more about China and its people.
Inscriptions
In the lower left corner there is a calligraphic inscription: "Pu-Qua.Canton. Delin." made in Indian ink. In the lower right corner there is an inscription: "Dadley.London.Sculpt". In the top right corner – number "19".
