The Great Tea Race

Catalog no. 0000511

MediumOil on Panel
Size18 x 23 Inches Inches
SignedUnsigned
DateDated 1868

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About the artist

Beginning in the late 1700s, an increasing number of international merchant vessels began bringing back to their respective ports cargos of exotic objects from China which found ready markets in America and Europe. An insatiable interest in things oriental resulted in a range of exquisite objects created by Chinese artisans specifically for the western markets. Among the items that filled the holds of the sailing ships were furniture, silk embroideries, lacquerware, ivory carvings, fans, and a fascinating variety of paintings. These paintings offered first hand documentation of the ships…

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British Merchant Packet off Lintin Island

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