Sculpture of a caricatured Chinese figure wearing a floral garment and black hat. The figure holds a small animal on their lap.

Johann Friedrich Eberlein

Incense Burner in the Form of a Chinese Man,

Maker

Title

Incense Burner in the Form of a Chinese Man

Medium

porcelain

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

15.7 cm (6 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

crossed swords in underglaze blue under base;
paper label [48];
paper label No. 2906/2;
2 original holes, one drilled hole indicating once mounted

Place

Place Made: Meissen

Type

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.173

Incense Burner in the Form of a Chinese Man

crossed swords in underglaze blue under base;
paper label [48];
paper label No. 2906/2;
2 original holes, one drilled hole indicating once mounted

Place Made: Meissen

Publications

Exhibition History

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