Snake Catcher
Pu-Qua, Dadley
Basic information
- ID
- Г-IV-5531/49
- Author
- Pu-Qua Dadley
- Name
- Snake Catcher
- Date of creation
- late 17th – early 18th c.
- Country
- China 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 is depicted in profile with a turn to the left. The snake catcher is squatting. He is dressed in a dark green shirt with short sleeves and grey knee-length pants. The man's head is shaved; he is barefoot. The man holds a black and green snake wrapped around his left arm with both hands. A pitcher-shaped basket is tied to the man's belt on the left side. 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 "49".
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
