Chinese painting
Fine Arts
Inventory number
2018.10.22.2.FA.PA.C1900.CNDescription
Portrait of a peasant wearing a short toga and holding a tiara comb.Known as the "Canton School", these rice paper paintings depicting characters, insects or butterflies, boats or, as here, scenes from everyday life in China, were made by specialized craftsmen who produced them in great amount between 1850 and 1930 to be taken by tourists or foreign sailors.
Material
Watercolor on rice paperOrigin
circa 1900 ChinaDimensions
Length : 15 cmHeight : 20 cm