COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17111355
Reference Number:
Chinese Drawings 40
Image Title:
Furniture
Parent Work Title:
Chinese Drawings: Furniture
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Crawford Chinese Collection: Illustrations
Date Created:
c1840-1850
Volume:
40
Page/Sheet:
2
Description:
Hand painted on pith. Chinese furniture. Red vase with a single branch of cherry blossom. Painting, drawing and calligraphy tools in a decorated pot. Four decorative items including a lidded tripod pot. Blue silk border.
Subject:
Art, Chinese
Subject:
China--Social life and customs
Subject:
Furniture--China.
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
Support:
Pith paper
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
China
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
References:
Zheng Yaying, 'Crawford Chinese Collection' 1991.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2017-11-08
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-12
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Furniture
