Tea Picker Collection

Malawi, Thyolo, Satemwa Tea Estate. Workers plucking tea

Monkeys gathering leaves from tea bushes high on a mountain and delivering them to their master
FLO4590221 Monkeys gathering leaves from tea bushes high on a mountain and delivering them to their master. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Chinese Woman gathering Tea - from a drawing by a Chinese artist, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Chinese Woman gathering Tea - from a drawing by a Chinese artist, 1857. To the cultivation and manufacture of this wonderful plant the Chinese mainly owe their world-wide celebrity

The Graphic, Front Cover June 19th. 1886, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover June 19th. 1886, 1886. The Ceylon tea industry - Tamul girl plucking a tea bush. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Sri Lanka, Nuwara Eliya disctict, Tea pluckers

Tea pickers, Peradeniya, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Tea pickers, Peradeniya, Ceylon, 1898. In der Theefelden bei Paradenia. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

India, Kerala, Munnar, Tea pickers

Tamil Woman Tea Picker in a Tea Plantation in the Highlands, Nuwara Eliya, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Nuwara Eliya, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Selvanayagie working as a Tea Picker in Pedro Tea Plantation in the Highlands, Nuwara Eliya, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

The actors Bando Shuka I as a Tea Picker (Chatsumi), Ichimura Uzaemon XII as a Monkey... c. 1847
The actors Bando Shuka I as a Tea Picker (Chatsumi), Ichimura Uzaemon XII as a Monkey Trainer (Sarumawashi), and Onoe Kikugoro II as Umegae (inset), c. 1847

Tea-Picking in Canton, c. 1868. Creator: John Thomson
Tea-Picking in Canton, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl. xix from the album " illustrations of china and its people, volume i" (1873)

A Country Girl among the Famous Tea Fields of Shizuoka, Japan, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
A Country Girl among the Famous Tea Fields of Shizuoka, Japan, c1930s. From " Tour of the World". [Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pa. New York, Chicago, London]

Pluckers on Tea Estate, Ceylon, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Pluckers on Tea Estate, Ceylon, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Tea, 1. - Plucking the Leaves, Ceylon, 1928. From Players Cigarettes - Products of the World: A Series of 50 [John Player & Sons, London, 1928]

Paraguayan tea gathering, Paraguay, 1911. A print from Picturesque Paraguay by Alexander K MacDonald, Charles H Kelly, London, 1911

Girls picking tea, Uji, Japan. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Girls picking tea, Uji, Japan. Stereoscopic card detail

Tamil women picking tea on Sir Thomas Liptons estate, Polgahawela, Sri Lanka, 1903. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Tamil women picking tea on Sir Thomas Liptons estate, Polgahawela, Sri Lanka, 1903. Stereoscopic card. Detail

A tea plantation, Java, Indonesia, 1902. Artist: CH Graves
A tea plantation, Java, Indonesia, 1902. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Tea-picking in Uji, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Tea-picking in Uji, Japan, 1904. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Notes of Travel

Culture and preparation of tea, China, 1847. Artist: E Gilks
Culture and preparation of tea, China, 1847. Drawn by B Clayton, from a painting by Piqua. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

Girls picking tea on the famous plantation at Uji, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Girls picking tea on the famous plantation at Uji, Japan, 1904. Stereoscopic slide

Tea picking, Japan

Japanese tea production, 1874. Preparations before sowing the tea seed; manuring the plant; planting out in the third year; picking the leaves; sifting the leaf; separating the leaves after firing;

Tamil Tea-Picker, Near West Haputale, Sri Lanka, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Tamil Tea-Picker, Near West Haputale, Sri Lanka, 20th century. Tea production is one of the main sources of trade for Sri Lanka

Tea-pickers in Sri Lanka. Artist: CM Dixon
Tea-pickers near West Haputale in Sri Lanka

Tamil tea-pickers in Sri Lanka. Artist: CM Dixon
Tamil tea-pickers in Sri Lanka, north of Nuwarda Eliya

Tea pickers on a large estate near Kericho, the centre of Kenyas most important export crop. Many of the estates adjoin the Mau Forest, an important watershed for Lake Victoria

actors Bando Shuka I Tea Picker Chatsumi Ichimura Uzaemon XII
The actors Bando Shuka I as a Tea Picker (Chatsumi), Ichimura Uzaemon XII as a Monkey Trainer (Sarumawashi), and Onoe Kikugoro II as Umegae (inset), c

Tea on the Hills and Rice on the Plains, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Tea on the Hills and Rice on the Plains, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

A Tea Picker with his Transistor radio heads for home at the end of the day at a Tea Plantation near Mzuzu

A tea picker in Southwest Rwanda. Abundant rain and fertile soil give farmers ideal tea-growing conditions in northwest and southwest Rwanda where very high quality tea is produced.Often referred to

A Tea picker on an estate near Kericho, the main tea growing region of Kenya. Tea is Kenyas most important export crop

tea pickers, Munar, Kerala, India

Harvesting tea at tea plantation, Kerala, India

Tea picker, Haputale, Sri Lanka, Asia

Female Tamil tea pickers, tea plantation near Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, Asia

Tea plantation. Women picking the leaves of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) on a tea plantation. They are carrying the collected crop in bags on their backs

Women tea pluckers in Singtom tea garden, with snowy and cloudy Kandchengzonga peak in background, Darjeeling, West Bengal state, Himalayas, India, Asia

Woman plucking tea at Singtom tea garden, Darjeeling, West Bengal state, India, Asia

Two women plucking tea at Singtom tea garden, Darjeeling, West Bengal state, India, Asia

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Tea pickers play a vital role in the global tea industry, as they diligently pluck the leaves that eventually make their way into our teacups. From Malawi's Thyolo region to India's Munnar and Sri Lanka's Nuwara Eliya district, these hardworking individuals can be found in various corners of the world. At Satemwa Tea Estate in Malawi, women meticulously gather tea leaves under the warm sun, contributing to the rich flavor of Malawian tea. Similarly, at Singtom tea garden in India's Kerala state, dedicated women engage in this labor-intensive task amidst picturesque surroundings. In Sri Lanka's breathtaking highlands of Nuwara Eliya, Tamil women gracefully navigate through rows of lush greenery as they expertly pluck tea leaves. Selvanayagie is one such diligent worker who tirelessly picks tea at Pedro Tea Plantation. The artistry surrounding tea picking is not limited to reality alone; it has also been captured by artists throughout history. Utagawa Kuniyoshi depicted Bando Shuka I as a Tea Picker (Chatsumi) alongside Ichimura Uzaemon XII as a Monkey back in 1847. John Thomson documented Tea-Picking in Canton around 1868 with his lens capturing this age-old practice. Even vintage photographs showcase the significance of this profession. Christian Wilhelm Allers' photograph from 1898 portrays Peradeniya's Ceylonese tea pickers immersed in their work. Meanwhile, an unknown photographer captured a country girl among Japan's famous Shizuoka tea fields during the 1930s. From Asia to Africa and beyond, these images and real-life scenes remind us of the dedication and skill possessed by those who ensure we can savor our favorite cuppa each day. The legacy continues with every leaf carefully selected by these unsung heroes - the proud "tea pickers" shaping our beloved beverage.