Man Painting the Lanterns
Pu-Qua, Dadley
Basic information
- ID
- Г-IV-5531/45
- Author
- Pu-Qua Dadley
- Name
- Man Painting the Lanterns
- Date of creation
- late 17th – early 18th c.
- Country
- China Austria
- Culture
- Far East
- Technique
- etching watercolour embossing
- Material
- Indian ink paper
- Dimensions
- 29.3 x 24.4 cm (height x width)
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
A man with a thin beard is depicted in full face. He is turned three-quarters to the right. The man is shown sitting on a wooden bench. He is dressed in a long blue shirt, white apron, white pants, and black fabric shoes. The man is painting a cylindrical-shaped braided lantern lying on his knees with a brush and red paint. 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 "45".
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
