Figure
ca. 1720 (made)
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Tall figure of a man modelled in glazed white hard-paste porcelain in the manner of Chinese figures, his head turned to his left, his arms held crossed before him tucked into the ample folds of his sleeves, an object, possibly a writing tablet, at his waist, wearing long flowing robes and a hat, loosely in Chinese style, set on a scrolled low base.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain |
| Brief description | A white hard-paste porcelain elongated figure of a Chinese man wearing flowing robes, made by the Du Paquier porcelain factory, Vienna, Austria, ca. 1720. |
| Physical description | Tall figure of a man modelled in glazed white hard-paste porcelain in the manner of Chinese figures, his head turned to his left, his arms held crossed before him tucked into the ample folds of his sleeves, an object, possibly a writing tablet, at his waist, wearing long flowing robes and a hat, loosely in Chinese style, set on a scrolled low base. |
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| Object history | Provenance: Probably by the 1920s, Herbert M. Gutmann (b. 1879 - d. 1942), Potsdam, Germany; 1934, Sammlung Herbert M. Gutmann, Paul Graupe, Berlin, 12-14 April 1934, lot. 494; 1965, S.J. Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 19 January 1965, lot. 1149; 1965, Sotheby’s London, 23 November 1965, lot. 76; 1966, David Drey of 114 King’s Road, London, sold to the Victoria & Albert Museum in April |
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| Bibliographic reference | Fragili Tesori dei Principi: Le vie della porcellana tra Vienna e Firenze (Florence: Sillabe; Gallerie degli Uffizi, 2018).
pp.188-189 |
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| Accession number | C.24-1966 |
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| Record created | February 10, 2009 |
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