Dragon boat racing at Spring Festival

1860

Hong Kong Maritime Museum
Hong Kong, Hong Kong

This is an unusual painting of dragon boats racing at a time other than the Tuen Ng Festival. The lettering on the building on the left notes a Spring Festival and marks a local success in the jinshi or national examination.

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Details

Title: Dragon boat racing at Spring Festival
Date Created: 1860
Location Created: China
Physical Dimensions: 91 x 122.4 cm
Provenance: Collection of Anthony Hardy
Type: Painting
Publisher: 'Painting of the China Trade : The Sze Yuan Tang Collection of Historic Paintings' (2013), cat 82
Rights: Copyright held by Anthony J. Hardy
Medium: Oil on canvas
object id: HKMM2012.0050.0005C

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