IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 185653 accession number: 4173.3 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Tuesday 11 October 2011 updated: Thursday 23 January 2025 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: The theatrical troupe boat carries the Cantonese drama actors, their costumes and props, and also serves as living quarters for the actors. It is also referred to as the "red boat" as its exterior is painted in red. The boat is featured with taiji motifs on the side panels. On the bow, there is a standing sign displaying the name of the troupe. Behind the sign, there are two large theatre trunks. Previously described as "river boat with sails down". title: drawing LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/185653 TECHNIQUES ---------- watercolour, bodycolour and ink with heightening in white on pith paper drawing CATEGORIES ------ category: drawing DATING ------ creation date: 1840 - 1870 creation date earliest: 1840 creation date latest: 1870 culture: 19th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Canton workshop DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Height units: mm value: 250 dimension: Width units: mm value: 337 IMAGES surrogate: large format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/pdp/pdp82/large_4173_283_29_201106_amt49_dc2.jpg height: 786 pixels width: 1024 pixels surrogate: mid format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/pdp/pdp82/mid_4173_283_29_201106_amt49_dc2.jpg height: 384 pixels width: 500 pixels surrogate: original format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/pdp/pdp82/4173_283_29_201106_amt49_dc2.jpg height: 787 pixels width: 1025 pixels surrogate: preview format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/pdp/pdp82/preview_4173_283_29_201106_amt49_dc2.jpg height: 192 pixels width: 250 pixels surrogate: large format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/604/433/large_4173_3__201106_amt49_mas.jpg height: 768 pixels width: 1024 pixels surrogate: mid format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/604/433/mid_4173_3__201106_amt49_mas.jpg height: 375 pixels width: 500 pixels surrogate: original location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/4173(3)_201106_amt49_mas.tif surrogate: preview format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/604/433/preview_4173_3__201106_amt49_mas.jpg height: 188 pixels width: 250 pixels surrogate: zoom format: pyramid tiff location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/604/433/4173_3__201106_amt49_mas.ptif height: 4008 pixels width: 5344 pixels surrogate: large format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/623/74/large_4173_3__201106_amt49_dc1.jpg height: 786 pixels width: 1024 pixels surrogate: mid format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/623/74/mid_4173_3__201106_amt49_dc1.jpg height: 384 pixels width: 500 pixels surrogate: original format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/623/74/4173_3__201106_amt49_dc1.jpg height: 3394 pixels width: 4423 pixels surrogate: preview format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/623/74/preview_4173_3__201106_amt49_dc1.jpg height: 192 pixels width: 250 pixels