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CHAPTER 7 Porcelain Dealers and their Role in Trade
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containing porcelain shops. Here I only select paintings that have been studied or
exhibited. It should be mentioned that porcelain shops or shops were not only depicted
on paintings but also on porcelain objects, for example, Figure 7-2 shows a cup that
decorated with a scene of foreigners visiting a local shop at Canton.
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15 On the 7 and 8 April 2016, I attended conference Chinese wallpaper: trade, technique and
taste organised by the National Trust and the Victoria and Albert Museum, with Coutts & Co and
the Royal College of Art. Several wallpapers were shown painted on the subject of porcelain
production. Because most of the wallpapers are survived in the castles or country houses, it is
suggested there are probably more wallpapers that have not been found. For a brief introduction
on the subject matter of Chinese export wallpaper, see, Emile de Bruijn, Andrew Bush and Helen
Clifford (eds.), Chinese Wallpaper in National Trust Houses (London, 2014).
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