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Title |
A View of a Potter's Shop |
Place of Origin |
China |
Artist or Maker |
Unknown (Chinese School) |
Date |
c.1820-1830 |
Materials |
Oil on Canvas. Frame: Wood, Lacquer |
Dimension Details |
Height: 18 1/2" Width: 24" Framed Height: 23" Width: 28 1/4" |
Description |
This medium-high eye-level view depicts Chinese workers in the process of making white-bodied pottery. On the left in an open-walled shed, one figure is finishing a large vase on a potter’s wheel turned by an assistant. An assortment of pots are stacked on a table behind them and on the floor in front of them. Other workers outside to the left and in front of this building are busy with various production tasks, including packing wares into wicker baskets and lining up finished works on raised planks to dry in the sun. On the right, another figure is working in an open shed that is adjacent to a white walled structure. A group of buildings lies across water in the background. The painting is in an original Chinese export frame of dark brown lacquer finished wood, and the number 6 appears in the upper left corner, indicating its number in a series of scenes. |
Provenance |
Mr. & Mrs. Bertram Coleman Christie's, New York, New York, February 25, 1998, Sale Number 8842, The Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Bertram Coleman, Lot 173 Purchased by The Dietrich American Foundation, 1998 |
Object Name |
Painting |
Object ID |
6.8.1337 |
Search Terms |
paintings |