Man Selling Arowhead Plants
1790
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1790
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Man Selling Arowhead Plants is a 1790 paint by Puqua, a Patna School of Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see a simple street scene. A man in a loose shirt holds out a bundle of arrowhead plants. His face is shaded under a wide straw hat. This painting feels quiet and real. The plants look fresh. The colors stay soft, not flashy. It’s not dramatic like big Romantic scenes. Check out the brushwork up close at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The artwork is a rectangular watercolour painting titled *Man Selling Arrowhead Plants* by Puqua, created in 1790. It depicts a central figure hunched over a large basket filled with small white bulbs, with a second basket positioned to the left. Part of a set of 100 works illustrating various trades and occupations in Canton, the piece was acquired from Parsons & Sons and accessioned in 1898.
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