Chinese Tea industry, watering tea plants, circa 1850

watercolor and gouache

PAINTINGS - WATERCOLORS
marad; paintings
Tinqua (attributed to)
China
Circa 1850
paper
13-3/4 x 17-7/8 in.

Watercolor and gouache, attributed to Tinqua (active 1840-1870); part of series (1970.39-50) depicting Chinese Tea Industry from planting to shipping, c. 1850 or later, No. 3. Man is watering the tea plants and another man is carrying water pails along the path; 2 men are standing in the shed, one smoking a pipe and the other is putting something into baskets; a shed in the distance; hills and trees surround the tea field.

1970.41