Sampling the tea, Six Dutch men (turban on, big noses) judge (smelling) the tea from wicker baskets in a Chinese warehouse in Canton, in the foreground a spotted dog. The show at the top closed off by the edge of a roof. Part of a group of four gouaches about the production and export of Chinese tea by the VOC around 1750, China, Canton, Dutch East India Company, anonymous, c. 1770, paper, deck paint, gouache (paint), drawing, h 313 mm × w 250 mm
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Sampling, tea, Six Dutch men, turban, big noses, judge, smelling, wicker baskets, Chinese warehouse, Canton, foreground, spotted dog, top closed off, edge, roof, Part, group, four gouaches, production, export, Chinese tea, VOC, 1750, China, Dutch East India Company, c, 1770, paper, deck paint, gouache, paint, drawing
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