Painting
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the painting
This painting is from a set of 11 depicting women playing different kinds of Chinese musical instruments. It shows a woman simultaneously playing a small drum and castanets, watched by her young companion. Artists in Canton (Guangzhou), in southern China, made such paintings for Europeans eager to find out more about China and its people. From the 18th century Canton was the principal – and later the only – trading port at which Europeans were permitted to buy Chinese goods.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 9290:11
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 10 days ago
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
