File:Shipping in the Pearl River off Canton RMG BHc1785 6.jpg

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anonymous: Shipping in the Pearl River off Canton  wikidata:Q50928242 reasonator:Q50928242
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Chinese School, 19th century
Title
Shipping in the Pearl River off Canton Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"Shipping in the Pearl River off Canton Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"Shipping in the Pearl River off Canton Edit this at Wikidata"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description
English: Shipping in the Pearl River off Canton

This painting relates to the British presence in China. In 1842 the Opium War between Britain and China ended with the signing of the Treaty of Nanking. This effectively opened up the five main Chinese ports of Canton, Amoy, Ningpo, Shanghai and Foochow to European traders, who needed considerable naval protection from the persistent depredations of Chinese pirates. This is a view across the Pearl River at Canton in southern China towards the European 'factories' or trading posts, which the European merchants were not allowed to leave. Canton was the centre of China's tea trade with Europe and by 1794 Britain was buying four million kilograms of tea each year, in a trade strictly controlled by China.

The French and American factories identified by their flags are visible on the right, as well as the Dutch and French folly forts. A variety of shipping is at anchor and the scene is still and calm. A mountain is shown on the right. A serene stillness pervades the scene of this highly stylized painting fusing western topographical methods with Chinese influences. This is one of a pair showing scenes on the Yang Tse Kiang, see also BHC1786.

Shipping in a Chinese river - after cleaning
Date circa 1841
date QS:P571,+1841-46-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1480,Q5727902
Medium oil on canvas Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions Painting: 890 mm x 2055 mm; Frame: 990 x 2120 x 90 mm
institution QS:P195,Q7374509
Current location
Royal Museums Greenwich
Accession number
BHC1785
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Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/13265
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Acquisition Number: 1935-70
id number: BHC1785
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