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Figure of a Chinese man
Made at: Du Paquier Factory, Vienna (1718–1744)
Austrian (Vienna)
about 1730
Medium/Technique
Porcelain
Dimensions
Height: 12.7 cm (5 in.)
Credit Line
Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection. Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
Accession Number2006.985
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionStanding on a low round base, leaning against a tree trunk which extends up to his neck, the tree trunk decorated with applied leaves and flowers painted in polychrome, holding a flower in front of him in his right hand, his left arm relaxed, wearing a black and white hat with a yellowish-red rosette, on his bald head, his long white robe with wide sleeves showing a pattern of green sprigs with a broad hem in iron-red, black shoes, border of base in light green.
ProvenanceOtto Blohm (b. 1870 - d. 1944) and Magdalena Blohm (b. 1879 - d. 1950), Hamburg, Caracas, and New York; October 10, 1961, Blohm sale, Sotheby's, London, lot 696, probably to Edward M. Pflueger (b. 1905 - d. 1997) and Kiyi Powers Pflueger (b. 1915 - d. 2006), New York; 2006, bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 26, 2006)