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Ki-Mao-Sao and worshipers
English
About 1750–52
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain, colored enamels
Dimensions
Other (Overall): 17.5 x 26.3 x 9.2 cm (6 7/8 x 10 3/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.632
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionThe Laotian goddess Ki Mao Sao sits raised on a scrolled base with central cartouche inscribed with pseudo-Chinese characters. Two male attendants kneel at either side. The goddess wears a pale yellow jacket with a red belt and blue jewels. After a ca. 1729 engraving by Michel Aubert after Watteau, entitled "Idole de la Desse Ki Mao Sao dans le Royaume de Mang au pays des Laos."
ProvenanceBy 1946, Claud Walker Heneage (ca. 1875-1952), London; May 3, 1946, Heneage sale, Sotheby's London, lot 30; probably Solomon Nathan Nyburg (died 1950), London; by 1952, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)