Woman with a Pipe
Pu-Qua, Dadley
Basic information
- ID
- Г-IV-5531/60
- Author
- Pu-Qua Dadley
- Name
- Woman with a Pipe
- Date of creation
- late 17th – early 18th c.
- Country
- China
- Culture
- Far East
- Technique
- etching watercolour 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
Information about author
Object description
The woman is depicted in full face with a three-quarters turn to the left. She is wearing a long pink robe. On top is a long dark blue ceremonial robe with images of phoenixes, dragons, and clouds "chu" of golden and red colours. She is wearing yellow fabric shoes with high white soles. The hair is gathered up with ribbons into a wide bun. A pendant made of beads is attached to the lower part of the hair-do. In the woman's left hand is a pipe on a long shank, while in her right hand, which is lowered, there is a folded fan and a grey handkerchief. The etching comes from the album "Chinese Customs and National Costumes", which includes 60 images of Chinese people engaged in various activities. An explanation in German accompanies each image; some 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 is a calligraphic inscription in Indian ink, "Pu-Qua. Canton. Delin.". In the lower right corner is an inscription, "Dadley. London. Sculpt". In the upper right corner is the number "60".
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
