The Chinese Fair

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MIA_.45.14

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MIA_.45.14

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

1998

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1998

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Textiles

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Textiles

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Boucher, François

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Boucher, François

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

European; French

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European; French

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Role:

designer

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designer

Creator Role

false

Creator Dates/Places:

1703 - 1770

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1703 - 1770

Creator Dates/Places

false

Gender:

M

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M

Gender

false

Creator Name-CRT:

François Boucher

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François Boucher

Creator Name-CRT

false

Creator Name:

Dumons, Jean-Joseph

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Dumons, Jean-Joseph

Creator Name

false

Creator Role:

cartooner

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cartooner

Creator Role

false

Gender:

M

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M

Gender

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Jean-Joseph Dumons

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Jean-Joseph Dumons

Creator Name-CRT

false

Creator Name:

Royal Beauvais Manufactory

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Royal Beauvais Manufactory

Creator Name

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Royal Beauvais Manufactory

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Royal Beauvais Manufactory

Creator Name-CRT

false

Creator Name:

Besnier, Nicolas

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Besnier, Nicolas

Creator Name

false

Gender:

M

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M

Gender

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Nicolas Besnier

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Nicolas Besnier

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

The Chinese Fair

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The Chinese Fair

Title

false

View:

Front

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Front

View

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Creation Date:

1742 - 1745

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1742 - 1745

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1742

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1742

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1745

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1745

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

wool, silk

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wool, silk

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

tapestries

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tapestries

Classification Term

false

Creation Place:

Beauvais

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Beauvais

Creation Place

false

Dimensions:

H.143 x W.218 in., irregular

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H.143 x W.218 in., irregular

Dimensions

false

Component Measured:

overall

mcm

overall

Component Measured

false

Measurement Unit:

in

mdu

in

Measurement Unit

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

45.14

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45.14

ID Number

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Credit Line:

The William Hood Dunwoody Fund

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The William Hood Dunwoody Fund

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html

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<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

As trade expanded to China in the 17th and 18th centuries, Europeans became intrigued with the exoticism of the Far East. In time, artists created decorative objects inspired by Chinese forms and motifs. This tapestry, one of a six-part series designed by the French painter François Boucher, captures the bustle of a European marketplace thinly disguised as a Chinese fair. Pagoda roofs, rickshaws, and Asian costumes, along with elephants and camels, help complete this illusion.

In the 18th century, it was fashionable to install tapestries permanently on the walls and to decorate the rooms accordingly. This tapestry was originally hung in a Paris salon surrounded by imported Chinese cabinets, chinoiserie (Chinese-inspired) screens, and crimson upholstery and curtains.

From the second Chinese Series.

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As trade expanded to China in the 17th and 18th centuries, Europeans became intrigued with the exoticism of the Far East. In time, artists created decorative objects inspired by Chinese forms and motifs. This tapestry, one of a six-part series designed by the French painter François Boucher, captures the bustle of a European marketplace thinly disguised as a Chinese fair. Pagoda roofs, rickshaws, and Asian costumes, along with elephants and camels, help complete this illusion.In the 18th century, it was fashionable to install tapestries permanently on the walls and to decorate the rooms accordingly. This tapestry was originally hung in a Paris salon surrounded by imported Chinese cabinets, chinoiserie (Chinese-inspired) screens, and crimson upholstery and curtains.From the second Chinese Series.

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