Figurines

anonymous, c. 1680 - c. 1720

Delft potters used the same moulds for figures in red stoneware as they did for those in the better-known blue-and-white earthenware. These figurines demonstrate how Chinese forms were reimagined in an independent way. The model for these figures may have been the Buddhist deity Arhat, only here reinterpreted and moulded in Dutch clay.

  • Artwork typedecoratief object
  • Object numberBK-1968-124
  • Dimensionsheight 12.9 cm x width 7.4 cm x depth 4.1 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Figurines

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-1968-124

  • Description

    Beeld van rood steengoed. Op een rotsachtig voetstuk zit een man. Op zijn opgetrokken rechterbeen steunt zijn opgeheven rechterarm, de rechterhand is afgebroken. Het kleed van de man is langs de hals versierd met een dubbele rij vierkanten.

Creation

  • Creation

    plateelbakkerij: anonymous, Delft

  • Dating

    c. 1680 - c. 1720

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 12.9 cm x width 7.4 cm x depth 4.1 cm

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