A Bird Seller
1790
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1790
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
A Bird Seller is a 1790 paint by Puqua, a Patna School of Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting shows a bird seller standing in a market. This painting is part of a set that shows different jobs in Canton. It was made for Europeans who wanted to learn about China. The artist included many details about the bird seller's work, which makes this painting interesting to look at, and to learn more, you can explore the movement: Romanticism.
A rectangular watercolor painting from 1790 depicts a bird seller in Canton, shown carrying multiple baskets of live birds on a pole. Part of a set of 100 trade and occupation scenes, it was created for European audiences interested in Chinese life. The work was acquired in 1898 from Parsons & Sons.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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