Caption

The Chinese custom as they go to the field, Three Chinese warriors in a landscape, Chinese customs, print, album page, ornamental print, Series number, 1, 12, Three Chinese warriors in a landscape. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Pieter Schenk (II), Amsterdam, Leipzig, 1727 - 1775, paper, etching, height 173 mm x width 253 mm, landscapes in the temperate zone, Chinese, weapons, A wide landscape drawing shows three standing men in period clothing near a body of water, each holding weapons and wearing distinctive headgear; the left figure holds a curved sword and a large rectangular shield with geometric decoration and has a tall feathered plume on his helmet, the central figure holds a bow and has a quiver of arrows on his back and a flat, angled hat, and the right figure holds a long pole weapon and wears flowing robes with patterned sleeves and a cap with a long braided beard. The background contains gently rolling hills, clusters of slender palm-like trees, and small plants along the shore, while the water features a pair of swimming birds and rippled surface lines; small animals and birds appear on the distant hills. The composition is bordered by a narrow frame and rendered in fine pen lines with detailed textures on clothing, vegetation, and the shoreline.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B27_269

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.5Mb (9.4Mb) / 14.9in x 10.3in / 4467 x 3094 (300dpi)

Keywords

Chinese custom field Three Chinese warriors landscape Chinese customs print album page ornamental print Series number 1 12 Print part album printmaker Pieter Schenk Ii Amsterdam Leipzig 1727 - 1775 paper etching height 173 mm x width 253 mm landscapes temperate zone Chinese weapons wide drawing three standing men period clothing near body water holding weapons wearing distinctive headgear left figure holds curved sword large rectangular shield geometric decoration tall feathered plume helmet central figure holds bow quiver arrows back flat angled hat right figure holds long pole weapon wears flowing robes patterned sleeves cap long braided beard background contains gently rolling hills clusters slender palm- trees small plants shore water features pair swimming birds rippled surface lines small animals birds distant hills composition bordered narrow frame rendered fine pen lines detailed textures vegetation shoreline