Moneychanger
Pu-Qua
Basic information
Additionally
- Type
- album sheet
- Genre
- genre art
- Provenance
- Purchased from a private individual
- Exposition
- Zolochiv Castle (Chinese Palace)
Information about author
Object description
A man is depicted leaning over the table on which there are two rows of round coins with holes. A thin wooden stick with a cylinder, which is evenly divided by red stripes into segments, is vertically attached to the corner of the table. The man is dressed in a long-sleeved shirt and short trousers. He wears fabric shoes with upturned socks formed by the sole. The man's head is bald. The man holds a round coin with a square hole and a metal notching tool in his left hand. The etching comes from the album "Chinese Customs and National Costumes", which includes 60 images of Chinese people engaged in various activities. Each image is accompanied by an explanation in German; some of them are written in French. In the eighteenth century, artists in Canton (Guangzhou) in southern China created such paintings for Europeans seeking to learn more about China and its people.
Inscriptions
In the lower left corner there is an inscription: "Pu-Qua.Canton. Delin. l=1." made in Indian ink. In the lower right corner there is an inscription: "Dadley.London.Sculpt №4". In the lower part of the sheet there are watermarks: "1794 J.Whatman".
