Figure of a European Merchant by Amoy Chinqua

Figure of a European Merchant 1719

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This carved wooden sculpture, "Figure of a European Merchant" by Amoy Chinqua, dates back to 1719. It depicts a European merchant, likely from the British East India Company, in the fashionable attire of the time. The sculpture, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, provides a glimpse into the cosmopolitan world of trade and cultural exchange between China and Europe during the Qing Dynasty.

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