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ca. 1760s

A model example of chinoiserie, the white figure embodies all the exotic features: elaborate Asian-style garments and headgear, and long drooping mustaches.

Soft paste porcelain

8 x 4 5/8 x 3 1/4 in. (19.69 x 11.75 x 8.26 cm)

Dorothy Condon Falknor Collection of European Ceramics

87.142.75

Photo: Paul Macapia

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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. 204

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