Caption

Chinese figures around a tea table, New invented Chinese drawn with great difficulty and brought into the light, by P. Schenk Jun, second part, print, album page, ornamental print, Series number, 21, 24, Four Chinese figures around a table with a tea service. On the right a servant with a parasol. In the foreground a man seated on the ground smoking a pipe. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Pieter Schenk (II), Amsterdam, 1727 - 1775, paper, etching, height 164 mm x width 262 mm, landscapes in the temperate zone, Chinese, tea-ceremony - CC - out of doors, A detailed line drawing shows a group of people in traditional clothing arranged around a central low ornate table with cups and a teapot; a seated woman lounges on a round mat with patterned robes and a pipe, while another figure kneels nearby fanning a brazier emitting smoke. Behind the table, three standing figures in decorated garments cluster together, one holding an instrument and another wearing a broad hat, with a patterned backdrop behind them. To the right, a figure holds a large parasol above the group while a young attendant stands nearby. On the left, a waterfront scene is visible through an open balustrade, showing a small boat with a sail, a shoreline with buildings and trees, and birds in the sky. Decorative elements, floral motifs, and patterned textiles fill the composition, and various objects such as a small stool, a jar with utensils, and a footed brazier appear in the foreground.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B27_253

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Rights managed

Available size

37.4Mb (8.2Mb) / 15.1in x 9.6in / 4540 x 2879 (300dpi)

Keywords

Chinese figures tea table New invented Chinese drawn great difficulty light P Schenk Jun second part print album page ornamental print Series number 21 24 Four Chinese figures table tea service right servant parasol foreground man seated ground smoking pipe Print part album printmaker Pieter Schenk Ii Amsterdam 1727 - 1775 paper etching height 164 mm x width 262 mm landscapes temperate zone Chinese tea-ceremony - CC - doors detailed line drawing group people traditional clothing arranged central low ornate table cups teapot seated woman lounges round mat patterned robes another figure kneels nearby fanning brazier emitting smoke three standing figures decorated garments cluster together holding instrument another wearing broad hat patterned backdrop them figure holds large parasol young attendant stands nearby left waterfront scene visible open balustrade showing small boat sail shoreline buildings trees birds sky Decorative elements floral motifs patterned textiles fill composition various objects small stool jar utensils footed brazier foreground