Fisherman
Pu-Qua, Dadley
Basic information
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 figure of the fisherman is shown in profile and turned two-thirds to the left. The man is dressed in plain clothes. He is barefoot and wearing a straw hat. In his right hand, he holds a straw bucket-basket. On his left shoulder, the fisherman carries square nets attached to long, thin bamboo sticks stitched with thin ribbon crosswise and has cork floats at the corners. The etching comes from the album "Customs and National Costumes of the Chinese", 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 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 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 "15".
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
