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Taipa Island (?)

Unknown authorLate 18th century - 1st quarter of the 19th century

Museu do Oriente

Museu do Oriente
Lisboa, Portugal

Situated south of Macau, where a group of thatched-roof cottages, nestling among rocks and vegetation, are encircled by a stormy sea, with a range of hills visible in the background.
Depictions of different views of the port of Canton with its trading posts, and of the Macau peninsula (where the Portuguese began trading around 1535 and settled around 1557) or of its coastline, are just some of the themes illustrated by China Trade paintings, produced from the late 18th century to the mid-19th century by Cantonese artists.
Joana Belard da Fonseca, in the catalogue Presença Portuguesa na Ásia, Museu do Oriente, 2008, p. 391

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  • Title: Taipa Island (?)
  • Creator: Unknown author
  • Date Created: Late 18th century - 1st quarter of the 19th century
  • Location: China
  • Physical Dimensions: 49,9 X 35,3 cm
  • Subject Keywords: Macao, Taipa, Minnan, tiap á tó
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: Fundação Oriente - Museu do Oriente
  • External Link: http://www.museudooriente.pt/
  • Medium: Watercolour on paper
  • Photographer: Image by Google
Museu do Oriente

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