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Victoria and Albert Museum
Londra, Regno Unito
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- Verificato
- 8 giorni fa
- Ultimo cambio di stato
- 25 set 2026
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About the painting
This painting is from an album that contains 23 pictures showing the cultivation and processing of tea. It depicts a 'hong merchant' buying from a tea grower. ‘Hong merchant’ was the name given to a dozen or so merchants in Canton (Guangzhou), southern China, who had the monopoly of trade between China and Europe before 1840.
Tea was a staple commodity exported to Europe from China. Paintings like this were produced to satisfy the curiosity of Westerners who wanted to know more about China.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Scheda
- Numero di inventario
- D.1083-1898
In catalogo
Fonti
- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · acquisita 8 giorni fa
- Immagine: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
