Caption

One of the Hehe Er Xian brothers holding a vase with lotus buds, Chinese, Qing dynasty Kangxi, 1662–1722, colored porcelain sculpture of boys/children with lotuses, height 28.0 cm, weight 0.75 kg, dated 1662–1722., A small pale figurine viewed from behind standing on a rectangular base, with a smooth rounded head and visible ears, a short neck rimmed by petal-like decoration in reddish tones, a cylindrical torso with a dark circular hole on the upper back, a decorative reddish patterned band wrapped around the lower torso, short legs with pale yellow bands near the knees, and a base decorated with a mottled reddish surface and scalloped green and reddish edging; visible colors include pale off-white, reddish, yellow, green, and hints of gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A22_395

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73.6Mb (852.5Kb) / 14.3in x 20.0in / 4286 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hehe Er Xian brothers holding vase lotus buds Chinese Qing dynasty Kangxi 1662–1722 colored porcelain sculpture boys children lotuses height 28.0 cm weight 0.75 kg dated 1662–1722 small pale figurine viewed standing rectangular base smooth rounded head visible ears short neck rimmed petal- decoration reddish tones cylindrical torso dark circular hole upper back decorative reddish patterned band wrapped lower torso short legs pale yellow bands near knees base decorated mottled reddish surface scalloped green reddish edging visible colors include pale off-white reddish yellow green hints gray.