Pimp's Boat
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London, Vereinigtes Königreich
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- vor 7 Tagen
- Unverändert seit
- 25. Sept. 2026
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About the painting
This painting is from a set of 50 depicting the different types of boats that cluttered the Pearl River. It shows a pimp's boat, used to ferry clients from the shore to the prostitute's boat which remained stationary on the river. Paintings such as this were mass-produced as souvenir items.
Lord George Macartney (1737-1806) was the first British ambassador to China. His description of the setting reads: 'the river of Canton is covered with boats and vessels of various sorts and sizes, all, even the very smallest, constantly and thickly inhabited'.
Victoria and Albert Museum
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- Inventarnummer
- 8655:38
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- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · abgerufen vor 7 Tagen
- Bild: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
