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A rare blue and white figure of a laughing boy Qing dynasty,…
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Melbourne
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11-Oct-2020
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A rare blue and white figure of a laughing boy Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, seated facing forward with both hands raised in front and legs apart, wearing a short blue tunic tied at the waist, the head with well defined features and two top knots, 12.5 cm high, Compare with two similar figures of boys in the Hodroff Collection, illustrated by D.S. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, 1994, no 301, p.254; and five similar figures of boys, illustrated by Colin Sheaf and Richard Kilburn, The Hatcher Porcelain Cargoes, pl 207, p. 157. Provenance: The Collection of the late Bjarne Nielsen
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Oriental: Ceramics - Chinese