Man Striking the Gong During the Solar Eclipse
Pu-Qua, Dadley
Basic information
Additionally
- Type
- album sheet
- Genre
- genre art
- Provenance
- Purchased from a private individual
- Exposition
- Zolochiv Castle (Chinese Palace)
Information about author
Information about author
Object description
The man is depicted in profile to the right. He is dressed casually and wearing black fabric shoes with the toes bent upward. The man's head is raised and shaved bald, with two thin strands of hair at the occiput wrapping around the top of his head. The man strikes the gong with a short stick. The etching comes from the album "Customs and National Costumes of the Chinese," which includes 60 images of Chinese people engaged in various activities. An explanation in German accompanies each image; some are written in French. In the 18th century, artists in Canton (Guangzhou) in southern China created these paintings for Europeans eager to learn more about China and its people.
Inscriptions
In the lower left corner is a calligraphic inscription in Indian ink, "Pu-Qua. Canton. Delin.". In the lower right corner is an inscription, "Dadley. London. Sculpt". In the upper right corner is the number "16".
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
