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Houqua

George Chinnery

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a bald man sitting on a red platform. He wears a dark robe with white cuffs over a garment with a white panel down the center and colorful beads around his neck. His long pants have colorful stripes and patterns. The man sits with his right leg crossed over his left. His left arm rests on the red platform beside him. His right arm rests on his right leg. He wears black shoes with curved ends. A small red lantern sits on the platform to his left. The background shows a dark room with an archway behind the man and a large pillar to his right. A cityscape is visible through the archway. The painting is framed in gold.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1843
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
485 × 624 px
Museum record:
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