COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader_Chinese Drawings_43
Reference Number:
Chinese Drawings 43
Series Title:
Crawford Chinese Collection - Illustrations
Parent Work Title:
Life of a Mandarin
Date Created:
c1840/1850?
Description:
Chinese album of twelve paintings depicting scenes from the life of a Mandarin. Produced by the Sunqua Studios in Canton. Each painting is set within a blue silk frame.
Subject:
China--Social life and customs
Subject:
Art, Chinese
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
Support:
Pith paper
Support:
Silk (textile)
Creation Site:
China
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
China
Item Height:
255 mm
Item Width:
368 mm
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
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2020-02-27
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2022-02
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands