Period:Qing dynasty Production date:1750-1775 (circa)
Materials:porcelain, blanc de chine,
Technique:glazed
Subjects:footwear
Dimensions:Height: 39.30 centimetres
Description:
‘Dehua’ figure of a woman lifting her skirt. The lady is standing on a flower-decorated pedestal and is modelled with elaborate curly coiffure under an eye-catching headdress with tall angular reinforcement in front which is decorated with flowers. Her long robe has slipped from her shoulder, displaying a pearl necklace, and she is lifting her skirt with one hand, displaying short stockings. Her second arm is missing and appears to have been separately attached in a socket at the side of the sculpture, possibly in order to be moveable.
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![图片[1]-figure BM-1980-0728.297-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/Ceramics/mid_00105986_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-figure BM-1980-0728.297-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/Ceramics/mid_00357274_001.jpg)
Comments:Harrison-Hall and Krahl 1994:Such exhibitionistic figures, probably made as souvenirs for Westerners, were rarely made in Chinese porcelain. It is not known whether the present figure was copied from a sculptural model or an engraving; the headdress is reminiscent of those appearing in engravings of the late 17th and early 18th century, for example, in costume prints by the artist brothers Nicolas, Robert and Henri Bonnart (see BM 1963.0422.18), several of which are illustrated by Howard and Ayers (1978, vol. I , figs. 35 a, 37 a, c and d).
Materials:porcelain, blanc de chine,
Technique:glazed
Subjects:footwear
Dimensions:Height: 39.30 centimetres
Description:
‘Dehua’ figure of a woman lifting her skirt. The lady is standing on a flower-decorated pedestal and is modelled with elaborate curly coiffure under an eye-catching headdress with tall angular reinforcement in front which is decorated with flowers. Her long robe has slipped from her shoulder, displaying a pearl necklace, and she is lifting her skirt with one hand, displaying short stockings. Her second arm is missing and appears to have been separately attached in a socket at the side of the sculpture, possibly in order to be moveable.
IMG
Comments:Harrison-Hall and Krahl 1994:Such exhibitionistic figures, probably made as souvenirs for Westerners, were rarely made in Chinese porcelain. It is not known whether the present figure was copied from a sculptural model or an engraving; the headdress is reminiscent of those appearing in engravings of the late 17th and early 18th century, for example, in costume prints by the artist brothers Nicolas, Robert and Henri Bonnart (see BM 1963.0422.18), several of which are illustrated by Howard and Ayers (1978, vol. I , figs. 35 a, 37 a, c and d).
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