Mai Jiang
1790
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1790
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Mai Jiang is a 1790 paint by Puqua, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting depicts a man carrying two baskets, one in each hand. The man is dressed in a white shirt and blue pants, with a bald head and a long ponytail. He is walking towards the right side of the image, with a stick balanced on his shoulder that connects the two baskets. The baskets are made of wicker and have a white cloth inside one of them. The background of the painting is a plain white color, which helps to focus attention on the man and the baskets. This painting is reminiscent of the work of artists who were part of the Romanticism movement, which emphasized emotion and individualism.
A rectangular watercolour painting from 1790 by Puqua depicts a central figure carrying two baskets balanced on a shoulder pole, part of a set of 100 works illustrating various trades and occupations in Canton. The piece was acquired from Parsons & Sons and entered the collection in 1898, as recorded in the Asia Department registers following a 2022 provenance research project.
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