Boy with ruyi — incense burner; creator, Chinese; colored porcelain; Ming; 19th century; subject: boy holding a ruyi scepter iconography of prosperity; function: incense burner; material: porcelain; sculpture; height 15 cm., A ceramic figure shown in profile standing on a reflective surface, with a smooth pale head and facial features molded in low relief, a long teal robe decorated with small floral motifs and a painted design along the front, and a reddish-brown base; visible colors include pale white, teal, reddish-brown, and small accents of darker and lighter tones.
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Boy with ruyi — incense burner; creator, Chinese; colored porcelain; Ming; 19th century; subject: boy holding a ruyi scepter iconography of prosperity; function: incense burner; material: porcelain; sculpture; height 15 cm., A ceramic figure shown in profile standing on a reflective surface, with a smooth pale head and facial features molded in low relief, a long teal robe decorated with small floral motifs and a painted design along the front, and a reddish-brown base; visible colors include pale white, teal, reddish-brown, and small accents of darker and lighter tones.

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Keywords

Boy ruyi incense burner creator Chinese colored porcelain Ming 19th century subject boy holding ruyi scepter iconography prosperity function material porcelain sculpture height 15 cm ceramic figure shown profile standing reflective surface smooth pale head facial features molded low relief long teal robe decorated small floral motifs painted design front reddish-brown base visible colors include pale white teal reddish-brown small accents darker lighter tones.

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