Carpenter
Pu-Qua, Dadley
Basic information
- ID
- Г-IV-5531/25
- Author
- Pu-Qua Dadley
- Name
- Carpenter
- Date of creation
- late 17th – early 18th c.
- Country
- China
- Culture
- Far East
- Technique
- etching watercolour embossing
- Material
- Indian ink paper
- Dimensions
- 29.3 x 24.4 cm (height x width)
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 movement, his head turned three-quarters to the left. The man is dressed in a long blue shirt, tied with a belt, and short grey trousers. He wears slippers on his feet. In his right hand, he holds a crosscut saw and on his left shoulder – a box on a 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. Each image is accompanied by an explanation in German and some 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 "25".
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
