Export Painting
ClassificationsPaintings-gouaches
Culture
Cantonese
Datelate 19th Century
Made AtGuangdong Province, China
MediumGouache on pith paper
DimensionsFramed: 11 13/16 × 9 5/16 × 1/2 in. (30 × 23.7 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joan B. Corley
Object number2013.30.2
DescriptionIntended for foreign consumption, Chinese export paintings were painted by artisans from Canton and other Chinese ports and often sold as souvenirs to European and later American merchants in the 18th and 19th centuries. They typically illustrate daily life, colorful costumes, and the flora and fauna of China in order to satisfy foreign customers and their curiosity of the Middle Kingdom.On View
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