Woman Plaiting Threads
1790
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1790
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Woman Plaiting Threads is a 1790 paint by Puqua, a Patna School of Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a woman bending over a table, carefully twisting threads into rope. The colors are soft and the light falls gently on her hands. She seems lost in her work. Made around 1790, it’s part of 100 paintings showing life in Canton. Europeans paid artists like Puqua to create these images. People back then knew little about China, so scenes like this were popular. Look up Puqua next if you want to see more of his work.
The painting *Woman Plaiting Threads* by Puqua, created in 1790, depicts a woman seated at a table, engaged in the act of plaiting threads. Part of a series of 100 works illustrating various trades and occupations in Canton, it was produced for European audiences seeking insight into Chinese culture and daily life. The rectangular artwork is held in a collection, having been purchased from Parsons & Sons and accessioned in 1898.
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