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The Preparation of Tea
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Watering Tea Plants
The Preparation of Tea
Chinese
Qianlong period
about 1790
Medium/Technique
Watercolor on laid paper
Dimensions
Framed: 29 x 63 cm (11 7/16 x 24 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Meryl and Dennis Beckingham
Accession Number2015.3143.2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
DescriptionOne of a set of ten watercolors depicting rural scenes showing the different stages of tea production
InscriptionsInscribed on verso in [Chinese] and “No. 4”
Provenance2002, consigned by a private collector, Sweden, to Johan Nordern and Louise Leyhsen, Stockholm [see note]; December, 2002, sold by Johan Nordern and Louise Leyhsen to Jeremy, Ltd., London (dealer); May 17, 2004, sold by Jeremy, Ltd. to Meryl and Dennis Beckingham, Boston; 2015, gift of the Beckinghams to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 16, 2015)
NOTE: It is believed that this group of paintings (MFA accession nos. 2015.3143.1 – .11; 2015.3144.1 – .2) had been in this Swedish private collection for many years, possibly in Sweden since around the time they were created.
NOTE: It is believed that this group of paintings (MFA accession nos. 2015.3143.1 – .11; 2015.3144.1 – .2) had been in this Swedish private collection for many years, possibly in Sweden since around the time they were created.