A Vegetable Seller
1790
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1790
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
A Vegetable Seller is a 1790 paint by Puqua, a Patna School of Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
A man in loose, light-colored clothes walks barefoot, balancing two woven baskets on a long pole across his shoulders. One basket holds white flowers or roots, the other a mix of green leaves and a red-orange flower. His dark hair is pulled back, and he looks calm, focused on his steps. The baskets are tied with thick rope, showing how heavy they might be. The flowers and greens peek over the edges, making the baskets look full and fresh. Want to see more work like this? Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A rectangular watercolour painting by Puqua from 1790 depicts a central figure carrying two side-less baskets on a long pole, each filled with a variety of vegetables. The work is part of a set of 100 paintings illustrating different trades and occupations in Canton. Acquired from Parsons & Sons, it was accessioned into the collection in 1898, as recorded in the Asia Department registers following provenance research in 2022.
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