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One of the Hehe Er Xian brothers holding a vase with lotus buds;, Chinese, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period 1662–1722; colored porcelain sculpture; subject: boys/children and lotuses; height 28.0 cm; weight 0.75 kg; dated 1662–1722; China., A ceramic figurine of a standing child on a decorated pedestal, shown against a plain gray background. The child has a pale off-white complexion with subtle shading, short dark hair painted on top of the head, and a smiling facial expression with closed eyes. The figurine wears a red ornamental collar with petal-like shapes and a red patterned loincloth, and pale yellow anklets around the lower legs. The child holds a glossy light green vase with a few green leaves and a darker element at the top. The pedestal is mainly off-white with a pinkish-red patterned top and scalloped green and red decorative bands along the sides. Colors visible include off-white, gray, red, pinkish-red, green, light green, dark green, yellow, and black.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A22_393

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73.6Mb (867.0Kb) / 14.3in x 20.0in / 4286 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hehe Er Xian brothers holding vase lotus buds Chinese Qing dynasty Kangxi period 1662–1722 colored porcelain sculpture subject boys children lotuses height 28.0 cm weight 0.75 kg dated 1662–1722 China ceramic figurine standing child decorated pedestal shown plain gray background child pale off-white complexion subtle shading short dark hair painted top head smiling facial expression closed eyes figurine wears red ornamental collar petal- shapes red patterned loincloth pale yellow anklets lower legs child holds glossy light green vase green leaves darker element pedestal mainly off-white pinkish-red scalloped green red decorative bands sides Colors visible include off-white gray green light green dark green yellow black.