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Figure / mounted horseman

Description

Figure of a European on horseback, in Dehua porcelain, probably made to order for a Dutch trader: China, Fujian Province, Dehua, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign, c. 1700

Museum reference

A.1919.441

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Figure / mounted horseman

Production information

Dehua County, Fujian Province, China, East Asia

Date

c. 1700

Style / Culture

Kangxi reign, Qing Dynasty, Chinese (Manchu)

Materials

Porcelain

Physical description

White glazed earthenware

Exhibitions

  • Window on the World (29 Jul 2011)
    National Museum of Scotland

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