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Pair of Chinese figures of a man and woman
Dutch (Delft)
early 18th century
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Height : 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
The G. Ephis Collection—Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously, Charles Bain Hoyt Fund, John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, Mary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund, William Francis Warden Fund, Tamara Petrosian Davis Sculpture Fund, John Lowell Gardner Fund, Seth K. Sweetser Fund, H. E. Bolles Fund, and funds by exchange from the Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection-Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
Accession Number2012.596.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionFigure of a man with mustache in long robe holding his left arm across his stomach. Figure of a woman with black hair in full-length robe with open collar, stading with her hands clasped in front of her. Both robes decorated with yellow/green/red floral pattern.
Marks
Unmarked
InscriptionsOn underside of figure of man: "Collection G. Ephis / DEL 290"
and on underside of woman: "Collection G. Ephis / DEL 291"
and on underside of woman: "Collection G. Ephis / DEL 291"
Provenance1980s, sold by Lefebvre et Fils, Paris (dealers) to the G. Ephis collection (private collector), France; 2012, sold by the G. Ephis collection to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 24, 2012).