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Figure (Water buffalo or cow)
1750-1770
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.0534
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0534
Object Name
Figure (Water buffalo or cow)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Origin Notes
Per previous cataloguer (pre-2010): Possible origin China or Japan.
Date
1750-1770
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Gilded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
4.803 (H) x 2.913 (W) x 7.913 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.2 (H) x 7.4 (W) x 20.1 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Sargent, William R. 2014 Chinese Porcelain in the Conde Collection.
• Similarly modeled and painted pair of cows: p. 204, no. 68, 1750-70, with Dutch delftware as prototype and traditional Delft processions where cows were draped with flowers and their hooves and horns gilt. Chinese examples imported by 1723. See reference for more details.