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Shaping the body on a wheel, late 18th century
Hong Kong Maritime Museum
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Here the round pieces are thrown on the wheel. The wheel consists of a disk of wood mounted on a vertical axle revolving continuously to ensure the body is shaped with an even thickness. An assistant is seen holding a rope attached to the ceiling and turning the wheel with his foot.
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Details
- Title: Shaping the body on a wheel, late 18th century
- Location Created: Canton
- Physical Dimensions: 19 x 20 cm
- Original Language: Chinese
- Provenance: Gift of Susan Chen Hardy
- Transcript:車胎 Two seals「檢」「尚」Hide TranscriptShow Transcript
- Type: Painting
- Rights: ©Hong Kong Maritime Museum
- Medium: Watercolour on paper
- physical format: Album leaf framed
- object id: HKMM2012.0101.0010
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