Figure

1776 (made), 1767-1775 (modelled)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a Chinese man blowing a horn in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. He wears a long white robe with purple trimmings, a peaked white hat, and yellow boots. He stands blowing a yellow horn on a moss-grown rock edged with gilt rococo scrolls.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure of a Chinese man blowing a horn in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, modelled by K.G. Lück 1767-1775, Frankenthal Porcelain Factory, Frankenthal, 1776.
Physical description
Figure of a Chinese man blowing a horn in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. He wears a long white robe with purple trimmings, a peaked white hat, and yellow boots. He stands blowing a yellow horn on a moss-grown rock edged with gilt rococo scrolls.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'C T' [In monogram] under a crown with '76' below (In blue)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1564-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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