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Buffalo trampling the clay, late 18th century

Hong Kong Maritime Museum

Hong Kong Maritime Museum
Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Buffalos are illustrated pounding and kneading the powdered clay with water, to make it into clay paste. The clay paste floats at the top would be removed for further precipitation.

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  • Title: Buffalo trampling the clay, late 18th century
  • Location Created: Canton
  • Physical Dimensions: 19 x 20 cm
  • Original Language: Chinese
  • Provenance: Gift of Susan Chen Hardy
  • Transcript:
    踏土 Two seals「檢」「尚」
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  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: ©Hong Kong Maritime Museum
  • Medium: Watercolour on paper
  • physical format: Album leaf framed
  • object id: HKMM2012.0101.0004
Hong Kong Maritime Museum

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