A Tanka boat with a figure operating a lift net
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A Tanka boat with a figure operating a lift net is a 6 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
George Chinnery drew this scene in 1835. It shows a person in a small Tanka boat, working with a net on a pole. The drawing captures a quiet moment on the water. Tanka boats were used by fishermen in southern China. The net hangs just below the surface, ready to catch fish. Chinnery spent years in Asia, so he knew these details well. Check out more of Chinnery’s work next.
