Hairdresser
Pu-Qua, Dadley
Basic information
- ID
- Г-IV-5531/5
- Author
- Pu-Qua Dadley
- Name
- Hairdresser
- 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
A man holds a bamboo carrying pole on his shoulders. On the left side of the carrying pole, on a rope, hangs a wooden cylindrical vessel with a towel on the spar; a small locker with four drawers hangs on the right side of the shoulder pole. The man is dressed in a long light shirt and dark pants. He wears a straw hat with wide brims. The etching comes from the album "Chinese Customs and National Costumes", 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 eighteenth century, artists in Canton (Guangzhou) in southern China created such paintings for Europeans seeking to learn more about China and its people.
Inscriptions
In the lower left corner is an inscription: "Pu-Qua. Canton. Delin. Cah 1", made in Indian ink. In the lower right corner is an inscription: "Dadley. London. Sculpt No.5".
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
