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Factories at Canton
Canton, the modern day Guangzhou, was the sole foriegn trading port in China from 1757 to 1842. It was the largest city and capital of the Guangdong province, located on the Southeast coast of China. This illustration depicts the 13-hongs area, the site for trading. Hong is the Cantonese phrase for company or factory, in which the foreign merchants were allowed to reside during the four-month trading season.French, British and Dutch flags are seen from left to right. The illustrations for such port scenes are usually rather objective and realistic.
Height: 250 mm
Width: 337 mm
Method of acquisition: Given (1909) by Bothamley, Rev. H.
19th Century
Circa
1840
-
Circa
1870
Chinese
Chinese export art
Chinese export watercolour
Support composed of pith paper
Watercolour : Watercolour, bodycolour and ink with heightening in white on pith paper, laid lown with with strips of blue silk-covered paper
Accession number: 4163.1
Primary reference Number: 185525
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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