Saucer

ca. 1735

The beautifully translucent, jewel-like enamel colors of the Chantilly factory are evident in this depiction of boys at play. In Japan, these figures were known as Chinese boys (karako).

Soft paste porcelain

1 1/4 in. (3.18 cm), height

5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm), diameter

Diam. bottom: 2 3/4 in.

Dorothy Condon Falknor Collection of European Ceramics

87.142.15

Photo: Paul Macapia

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000 (2/17/2000 - 5/7/2000)

Published ReferencesEmerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates, "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe", Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pg. 175

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