[Hun yan = A Chinese wedding banquet]
[婚宴 = A Chinese wedding banquet]
- Bib ID:
- 7084772
- Format:
- Picture
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 1850 and 1900?]
- 1 painting : watercolour ; 19 x 31 cm
- Series:
- Pith painting and trade art collections.
- Summary:
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An exquisitely painted scene on pith paper of a wedding feast in the Qing dynasty with male guests. During that time, male and female guests usually dined in different parts of the house. The male character in the centre has two red sashes across his front, which is normal attire for a bridegroom at the time. The bride wears elaborate headgear for the occasion and is attended to by a maid servant. The central table shows a rich variety of thirteen dishes.
- Notes:
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- Original painting on pith paper.
- Title devised by cataloguer based on the image.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-300139263
- Subject:
- Also Titled:
- Chinese wedding banquet
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Since 1970 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Artistic
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1900
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