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This image depicts two Qing men in a domestic setting. The seated figure appears to be an official wearing a fur cape with a richly patterned blue and red robe. He sits on the bamboo chair at leisure, smoking a pipe. His attendant in a blue robe is talking in a discreet manner. On the left, a blue vase with pink plum blossoms and an incense burner are placed on a green hexagonal stand. The painting is executed in the style typical of Chinese export art from around the late 18th or early 19th century, with careful attention to details in the clothing, furniture, and domestic objects. The style combines Chinese painting techniques with elements designed to appeal to Western tastes, particularly in the detailed rendering of the furniture's materials, the textiles' intricate designs, and the figures' individual facial characteristics.
Title
Official in conversation, smoking a pipe
Date
1830 - 1870
Measurements
H 36.5 x W 25.6 cm
Accession number
4165.6
Work type
Drawing