Figure
Qianlong
Category
Ceramics
Date
1740 - 1750
Materials
porcelain
Measurements
145 mm (Height); 100 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Jingdezhen
Order this imageCollection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 581856
Summary
Figure of hound, porcelain, the dog is seated on his haunches, his teeth bared, he wears a collar with a bell, made in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, c. 1740-1760; covered in a clear, colourless glaze, his unglazed eyes painted with black enamel.
Full description
Dogs are rare in Chinese porcelain, this dates from the Qianlong period, a possible pair to this figure was published in M. Cohen and W. Motley, Mandarin and Menagerie: Chinese and Japanese Export Ceramic Figures , Reigate, 2008, p. 164, cat. no. 11.4.
Provenance
Gift-Mrs Sheila Petit
Makers and roles
Qianlong , maker