Arrow Maker
Pu-Qua, Dadley
Basic information
- ID
- Г-IV-5531/30
- Author
- Pu-Qua Dadley
- Name
- Arrow Maker
- Date of creation
- late 17th – early 18th c.
- Country
- China Austrian Empire now Ukraine
- 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 in a long blue robe, light brown quilted skinny pants and fabric shoes is depicted sitting on a long wooden bench. The figure of a man is shown in profile and turned to the left. The man's head is shaved bald. The hair on the back of the head is braided into a long, thin braid. The man holds an arrow shaft in front of himself. He is grinding it with a curved knife. The shavings are scattered at the master's feet. There is also a basket with tools and three arrows close to the man's feet. 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 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 "30".
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
