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Figure of a Chinese boy with a cup
English
about 1750–52
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain, colored enamels
Dimensions
8.99 x 6.4 x 6.8 cm (3 9/16 x 2 1/2 x 2 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.798
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionSeated Chinese boy holds a dish in his hands, wears a white robe with vertical red and yellow stripes. Black shoes with pinted toes. He leans on his left elbow and holds an elliptical cup ornamented inside and out with floral sprigs. Part of a figural group of Chinese mother with two children, adapted from an engraving after Boucher.
Marks
Raised red anchor
ProvenanceBy 1988, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)