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Chinese man


China-man
Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
about 1753
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain, colored enamels
Dimensions 13.34 cm (5 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.778
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionLike 30.275. Figure of a man wearing a pink hat, yellow-lined white robe, pink jacket, striped red white and blue trousers. Red shoes, black beard. Mark: red anchor. Peach fluorescence. Companion to 1988.779.
Marks Mark: red anchor
ProvenanceBy 1973, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz [see note 1]; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)

NOTES:
[1] From June 25, 1973, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.