Crystal Grinder
Pu-Qua, Dadley
Basic information
- ID
- Г-IV-5531/55
- Author
- Pu-Qua Dadley
- Name
- Crystal Grinder
- 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
A barefoot man is depicted sitting across a long, low bench. He is shown in full face with a three-quarters turn to the left. He is wearing grey and brown pants and a blue shirt. His right shoulder and arm are unclothed. The head is shaved. There is a thin braid on the back of his head. The man has a moustache and a short beard. He is leaning on a grinding device with both hands. The device has a metal circle with a high pyramid in the centre. In front of the man is a straw hat lying on the ground, a small shaped straw basket, and a wooden tray with tongs to the right. 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 "55".
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
