Porcelain Shop in Canton
1780
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1780
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Porcelain Shop in Canton is a 1780 paint by Unknown, a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a clean shop in Canton. Shelves hold blue-and-white vases and cups. A clerk stands behind a counter. Outside, a street leads to the harbor. Europeans wanted Chinese porcelain badly. They had no idea how to make it. These paintings showed them what a real porcelain shop looked like. Look for similar scenes at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
