Chinese Musician
Factory:
Frankenthal Porcelain Factory
Modeller:
Lück, Karl Gottlieb
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded
Hard-paste porcelain, moulded, painted in blue, green, yellow, flesh pink, red, pale brown, brown and black enamels, and gilded.The three-sided low mound base is concave underneath and glazed. It has a scrolled and gilded edge, a green top, and a low brown tree stump at the back.The musician stands on his left leg with his right leg raise, holding a rectangular pale brown stringed instrument in both hands and turning his head to his right.He has ruddy cheeks, red lips, and black eyes and eyebrows. He wears a white turban, white baggy trousers, a white skirt and coat both scattered with floral sprigs with blue flowers, and bright yellow shoes. There are gold lines on the front edge of his turban and the short sleeves of his coat.
History note: Uncertain before Mrs W.D. (Frances Louisa) Dickson, Bournemouth
Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson
Height: 11.1 cm
Height: 4 ⅜ cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1950) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs
18th Century, third quarter
Circa
1765
CE
-
1770
CE
Some authorities describe the musical instrument as a lute, but it does not resemble a European lute.
Decoration
composed of
enamel
( blue, green, yellow, flesh pink, red, pale brown, reddish-brown and black)
gold
Base
Width 5.5 cm
Width 2 3/16 in
clear
Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain
Moulding
: Hard-paste porcelain, moulded, painted in blue, green, yellow, flesh pink, red, pale brown, brown and black enamels, and gilded
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.55-1950
Primary reference Number: 140324
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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