A Mandarin
Chinese School
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1700 - 1800
Materials
Paper, Wood
Order this imageCollection
Bateman's, East Sussex
NT 760753.1
Summary
Watercolours on pith (rice) paper, Chinese School. Fourteen Chinese 19th century watercolour drawings on pith paper with figures depicting the process of teamaking. Framed as a single item in a large gilt frame. Central figures are likely of Qing Dynasty nobility, identified by the mang four-clawed dragon as opposed to the five-clawed long dragon which would denote higher-ranking imperial princes.
Makers and roles
Chinese School, artist