Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
Boca Tigris, Mouth of the Tiger |
Place of Origin |
China |
Artist or Maker |
Unknown, Chinese School |
Date |
c. 1803-1804 |
Materials |
Watercolor on Ivory |
Dimension Details |
Height: 3 1/2"; framed, 4 3/8" Width: 5"; framed, 6 1/16" |
Description |
This miniature painting by an unknown Chinese artist is one of a set of four owned by the Foundation. It shows the Humen, known historically by Europeans as the Boca Tigris or Bogue, a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta. Because of its strategic location as the naval gateway to the city of Guangzhou (Canton), the strait was strongly fortified by a series of forts. Two forts are shown on the rocky shore to the left, and several low buildings are at the base of the hills on the right. Chinese and European ships are in the water at center. |
Provenance |
Elinor Gordon, Oriental Lowestoft, Villanova, Pennsylvania Sold to The Dietrich American Foundation, 1969 |
Object Name |
Watercolor |
Object ID |
7.4.558-1 |
Search Terms |
paintings |