Chinese Boy wearing a Cabbage Leaf Hat
Meissen Porcelain Factory
Modeller:
Kändler, Johann Joachim
(Probably)
Hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, with separately made nodding head
Hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded, and painted overglaze in blue, green, yellow, flesh-pink, pink, red, purple, brown, and black enamels, and gilded. The underside is unglazed. The low mound base is square with rounded corners, and is decorated on top with applied green and yellow leaves, and a purple flower. The boy stands on his right leg with his left raised and bent at the knee. His right arm is held out in front and his left is by his side. His head is made separately and balances between his shoulders on the projecting ends of a rod through the neck. His head is bald, and is covered by a green and yellow cabbage-leaf hat. He has slanting black eyebrows and outlines to his eyes, pink cheeks and red lips which are open to reveal his teeth.He wears a long white robe scattered with sprays of polychrome flowers and foliage, which leaves his chest and stomach bare. Over his shoulders he wears a short yellow cape and he has a bright yellow ornament over his chest and bright yellow shoes.
History note: Uncertain before donor
Given by Sir Richard Jessel
Depth: 10 cm
Height: 23.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1972-01-20) by Jessel, Richard, Sir
18th Century, Mid
Production date:
circa
AD 1750
Modelled in 1749
Visible Surface
composed of
glaze
( clear)
Decoration
composed of
enamel
Deocration
composed of
gold
Base
Width 7.5 cm
Visible Surfaces
Press-moulding : Hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded in parts and assembled, glazed, and painted in polychrome enamels and gilt
Accession number: C.15-1972
Primary reference Number: 140135
Form number: 1257
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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