Boy Playing With Bird
1790
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1790
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Boy Playing With Bird is a 1790 paint by Puqua, a Patna School of Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a boy playing with a bird. The boy is gently holding the bird, and it looks like they're having fun. This painting is part of a larger set that shows different people and jobs in Canton, which was interesting for Europeans who wanted to learn about China. To learn more about similar artwork, look up the movement: Romanticism.
A rectangular watercolor painting from a set of 100 depicting trades and occupations in Canton, this work shows a boy in a blue garment standing to the right, controlling a white bird kite with a string. Created for European audiences curious about China and its people, the painting was purchased from Parsons & Sons and accessioned in 1898.
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