Woman Sewing Stockings
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
A woman is depicted sitting on a high bamboo stool at the table and sewing stockings. She is dressed in a long, wide robe with wide rolled-up sleeves and a clasp under the neck that goes to the right. She wears wide blue pants tucked into socks (typical of medieval China) and flat shoes. She has smooth hair decorated with flowers and a hairpin. One can see a gold earring in one of the ears and bracelets on the woman's hands. 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 No.3".
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
