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Chinoise et sa Pendule [Chinese woman and her clock]


Chinoise et sa Pendule [Chinese woman and her clock]

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Size: 90x138mm
Caption: Chinoise et sa Pendule [Chinese woman and her clock]

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Printing Technique: Phototype
Color Nature: B&W

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Image Data

Image Nature: Photograph

Topic: Portrait of woman with “her” clock.

Action: The woman is seated in front of a table bearing a clock, water pipe and tea cup, and a painted chinoiserie backdrop.

Image Particulars: The woman’s small feet are touched with white paint, as often with photographs. Her fan is a man’s, a courtesan’s trick.


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