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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Figure

ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a chinese man. Porcelain with white glaze. Bristol; 1750.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed soft-paste porcelain
Brief description
Figure of a bearded Chinese man in soft-paste porcelain decorated with white glaze, Lund and Miller, Bristol, ca. 1750.
Physical description
Figure of a bearded Chinese man in soft-paste porcelain decorated with white glaze. He is in a long sleeved robe, and with a flat head-dress and is carrying a fly-whisk. On a base covered with scrolls.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.2cm
  • Width: 7.1cm
  • Depth: 6.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Bristoll' (In relief at the back of the base)
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Summary
Figure of a chinese man. Porcelain with white glaze. Bristol; 1750.
Bibliographic references
  • Brunel, George, et al, Pagodes et Dragons: Exotisme et Fantaisie dans l'Europe Rococo, 1720-1770 (Association Paris-Musées: Musée Cernuschi: Paris, 2007)
  • Beevers, David (ed.) Chinese Whispers: Chinoiserie in Britain 1650-1930, Brighton: The Royal Pavilion and Museums, 2008
Collection
Accession number
C.1300-1924

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Record createdAugust 15, 2006
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