Mining China Stone
1780
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1780
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Mining China Stone is a 1780 paint by Unknown, a Patna School of Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see men mining china stone in this painting. The scene shows the labor involved in extracting one of the key ingredients for porcelain. This painting is part of a set that reveals the process of porcelain production in China, which was a closely guarded secret in Europe at the time. To learn more about the use of light and dark in this painting, look into the technique: chiaroscuro.
A rectangular watercolor painting in muted tones depicts a figure emerging from behind a tree, dressed in blue and carrying two baskets of mined china stone, one of twenty-four works illustrating stages of the porcelain industry.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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