Collection

Furrier

Pu-Qua

  • Furrier 2
Basic information
ID
Г-IV-5531/48
Author
Pu-Qua
Name
Furrier
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
Information about author
Author
Pu-Qua
Artist's lifetime
1494–1552
Biography
Chinese artist
Object description
A man is depicted full face. He is turned three quarters to the right. The man is dressed in a short purple robe, black vest, and blue pants tucked into cloth green boots with purple galoshes. On the man's head there is a flat round black and blue hat with a brown fur strand on the top. In his left hand, the man holds a raised vertical pole, to which four fur skins and two hats are tied. On his right hand, the man holds five brown fur skins. A gray fur skin is tied to the man's belt on the left side. 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 a calligraphic inscription "Pu-Qua.Canton. Delin'' made in Indian ink. In the lower right corner, there is an inscription "Dadley.London.Sculpt". There is a number "48" in the upper right corner.