Watering tea plants, about 1850
Fish, Silk, Tea, Bamboo: Cultivating an Image of China
On view March 14, 2009 to September 15, 2013
Located in the: Asian Export Art: Works on Paper Gallery
Through delicate works on paper and other select objects, explore four essential motifs Westerners often associate with China -- fish, silk, tea, bamboo. Each was cultivated for artistic expression as well as profit. All helped shape the emerging concept of the Middle Kingdom in 18th-century Europe.
Support provided by the East India Marine Associates of the Peabody Essex Museum.
Images
Watering tea plants, about 1850
Loading tea in Canton (Guangzhou), about 1852
Goldfish, about 1790
Portrait of a woman in the Chinese Imperial Court, about 1730
Peabody Essex Museum
Silk Cultivation, late 1770s
Peabody Essex Museum
Related Events
Included with museum admission
Drop by the exhibition Fish, Silk, Tea, Bamboo: Cultivating an Image of China where a museum educator will explore hidden symbols in an incredible silk robe.
This event will be located on the second floor near the Japanese Art Gallery.
