Firing Tea
1800
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1800
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Firing Tea is a 1800 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, depicting Jingdezhen Kiln, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows men firing tea in large pans over open flames. They are stirring and inspecting the tea as it's being fired. The painting gives a glimpse into the tea production process in China. It was likely created for Europeans interested in learning about tea. The scene is simple, with a focus on the men's work. To learn more about similar artworks, look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A rectangular watercolour painting from around 1800 depicts a scene of tea production, showing eleven figures working in a brown structure around large pans used for firing tea. The work is part of a twelve-piece series illustrating the tea industry in China, a nation that held a monopoly on global tea supply before the mid-18th century. Intended for European audiences curious about tea cultivation and processing methods, the painting was acquired by the institution in 1894 through a donation by Mrs. L. MacKenzie.
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