This reclining female figure dressed in elaborate and colourful clothes with a moveable head on a rod which nods when touched was made in China during the 18th Century. It is made of moulded porcelain and is painted with coloured enamels.
Physical description
With removable head on a long counterbalanced stem allowing the head to rotate and nod. Leaning with one arm on a pillow and legs crossed. The figure is dressed in a long tunic with a Mandarin collar, padded trousers and shoes that suggest bound feet. The figure is moulded with a flat unglazed base.
Place of Origin
China (made)
Date
18th century (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Moulded porcelain body decorated with coloured enamels
Dimensions
Length: 22 cm
Descriptive line
Moulded porcelain reclining figure of a woman in Chinese dress with removable head. Decorated with coloured enamels. 18th Century.
Materials
Porcelain; Enamels
Techniques
Moulding; Enamelling; Firing
Subjects depicted
Women
Categories
Ceramics; Porcelain; Figures & Decorative ceramics
Collection
East Asia Collection