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Figure of a Bijin, or Beauty
Maker: Unknown
Figure of a Bijin, or Beauty, painted in Kakiemon-style enamels in red, blue, yellow, green and black. The Bijin is standing and leaning slightly backwards with a smiling expression, holding a cup in her right hand and grasping a billowing sleeve with her left. Her hair is elaborately arranged with a loop at the back. She is dressed in a long kimono decorated with a phoenix with long tail feathers which extend down its length and with cloud scrolls; with a black sash and an under robe bearing a diamond chequered pattern in red. The cup appears to be the remains of a damaged bottle.
Lent by Mr and Mrs Roger Jenyns in 1984
Height: 35 cm
Method of acquisition: Loan (1984) by Jenyns, Roger, Mr and Mrs
17th Century#
1670
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1690
Accession number: JL.2-1984
Primary reference Number: 140498
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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Accession Number: C.3-1961
Accession Number: ANE.2c.1975
Accession Number: 832/7.f.40
Accession Number: PD.4-1981
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