Guardian
Pu-Qua
Basic information
- ID
- Г-IV-5531/56
- Author
- Pu-Qua
- Name
- Guardian
- 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
A man in a high black hat with a black feather is depicted full face with a three quarters turn to the left. He is wearing a long gray robe girded with a black belt and fabric black shoes. He has a thin and short mustache. In his right hand, the man is holding a bamboo stick, and in his left hand there is a bamboo pole. 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 "56" in the upper right corner.
