Pounding Tea Leaves and Forming Tea Cakes
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Not on view at present
Where is “Pounding Tea Leaves and Forming Tea Cakes” now? Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Not on view at present. Checked September 25, 2026.
Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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About the painting
This painting is from a set of 12 depicting the tea industry in China. It shows a man pounding tea leaves, and trays filled with tea cakes. China was the sole supplier of tea to the entire world before about 1750. Artists targeted paintings such as this at Europeans eager to find out how tea was grown and processed in China.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Details
- Accession number
- D.353-1894
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
