Man Making Paper Ingots
1790
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1790
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Man Making Paper Ingots is a 1790 paint by Puqua, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting is called Man Making Paper Ingots. It's a work by Puqua, an artist from Guangzhou. The painting shows a specific trade or occupation in Canton. It's part of a larger set of 100 paintings, all depicting different jobs and activities. These paintings were created for Europeans who wanted to learn more about China and its people. To learn more about the style and context of this painting, look up the movement: Romanticism.
A rectangular watercolor painting from a set of 100 depicting trades in Canton, it shows a man in blue seated behind a long wooden workbench with blue legs, making paper ingots intended for burning as offerings to the dead. Created in 1790 by Puqua, the work was produced for European interest in Chinese culture. Acquired from Parsons & Sons, it was accessioned in 1898.
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