Oil paint on canvas
Tate Collection
Works with images
General Collection
Art Fund
Collection
<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/george-chinnery-92" aria-label="More by George Chinnery" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">George Chinnery</a>
How Qua Senior Hong Merchant at Canton China
Presented by the Art Fund 1942
actions: postures and motions
adults
Asia
Canton
China
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
countries and continents
domestic
dress: nations/regions
fine arts and music
heating and lighting
individuals: male
interior - non-specific
interiors
lantern
man
named individuals
objects
people
picture
places
portraits
Qua, How
sitting
society
trader
trading and commercial
vase
vessels and containers
work and occupations
<p>How Qua was one of the small group of Chinese merchants, known as the ‘Hong’, who controlled trade with the West. The British-born painter George Chinnery was based in China from 1825 until his death.</p><p>Chinnery painted several portraits of How Qua, including a picture exhibited at the Royal Academy in London in 1834. Many more versions of this subject were created by Chinese artists working in his style. One of these was Chinnery’s pupil, Lamqua, who provided clients with the option of either ‘Chinese’ or ‘European’ paintings.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
17 March 2003 – 26 July 2004
2004-07-26
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2003-03-17
British Art and Asia
Collection based display
How Qua, Senior Hong Merchant at Canton, China
support: 622 × 483 mm
frame: 729 × 646 × 72 mm
Presented by the <a href="/search?gid=999999968" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Art Fund</a> 1942
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<span class="text14">How Qua was one of the small group of</span><span class="text0"> Chinese merchants, known as the ‘Hong’, who      controlled trade with the West. The </span><span class="text13">British-born      painter George Chinnery was</span><span class="text0"> based in China      from 1825 until his death. </span>
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<span class="text0">Chinnery painted several <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/portrait" title="Glossary definition for 'Portrait'"><span>portraits</span></a> of How Qua,      including a picture exhibited at the Royal Academy in London in 1834. Many </span><span class="text13">more versions of this subject were created</span><span class="text0"> </span><span class="text13">by Chinese artists working in his      style. One</span><span class="text0"> </span><span class="text14">of these      was Chinnery’s pupil, Lamqua,</span><span class="text0"> </span><span class="text14">who provided clients with the option of either      ‘Chinese’ or ‘European’ <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/painting" title="Glossary definition for 'Painting'"><span>paintings</span></a>.</span><span class="text0"> 
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actions: postures and motions adults Asia Canton China cities, towns, villages (non-UK) countries and continents domestic dress: nations/regions fine arts and music heating and lighting individuals: male interior - non-specific interiors lantern man named individuals objects people picture places portraits Qua, How sitting society trader trading and commercial vase vessels and containers work and occupations