Chinoiserie scene with figures, a bird, and tea drinking
Printmaker: Unknown
Unmounted fan leaf. In centre, the stump of a hollow tree trunk filled with a rolled carpet and miscellaneous tools or weapons. To left, two men, one drinking tea, the other holding a basket of fruit, overhead a bird. To right, four men sit together, one holds a rigid fan.
Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government from the estate of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum 2015
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015) by H.M. Government
18th Century
Production date:
circa
AD 1740
Accession number: P.40-2015
Primary reference Number: 210575
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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