Museum Exhibition
Catalogue of Works
Monstrous Beauty: A Feminist Revision of Chinoiserie
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
138 documented works
Medici Porcelain Manufactory
Ewer (Brocca)
ca. 1575–80
Soft-paste porcelain
Height: 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm)
View at museumChinese, for European market
Cup and saucer
early 18th century
Hard-paste porcelain
Overall (cup .1): 2 × 3 1/2 in. (5.1 × 8.9 cm); Diameter (saucer .2): 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
View at museumDoccia Porcelain Manufactory
Two sweetmeat dishes
ca. 1750–60
Hard-paste porcelain
Height (each): 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
View at museumWilliam Hogarth
A Harlot's Progress, Plate 2
before April 1732
Etching and engraving; first state of four
sheet: 12 7/16 x 14 15/16 in. (31.6 x 37.9 cm)
View at museumChina
Bowl
China
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt
H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Diam. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm); Diam. of foot 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
View at museumChinese, for the European market
Woman with a pipe
ca. 1760–80
Reverse-painted crown glass, imitation lacquer frame
Frame, confirmed: 20 1/2 × 15 5/8 × 1 1/8 in. (52.1 × 39.7 × 2.9 cm) Other (estimated object dimensions from frame): 18 1/4 × 13 1/4 in. (46.4 × 33.7 cm)
View at museumMeissen Manufactory
Vase with cover
ca. 1725
Hard-paste porcelain
confirmed: 16 15/16 × 5 3/4 × 5 3/4 in. (43 × 14.6 × 14.6 cm)
View at museumChinese, for European market
Beaker and saucer
ca. 1700
Hard-paste porcelain
Height (beaker .21): 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Diameter (saucer .22): 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
View at museumDoccia Porcelain Manufactory
Merman (one of six)
1750–55
Hard-paste porcelain, silver
Height: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
View at museumChina
Jar with Dragons and Floral Designs
late 17th–early 18th century
Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under a transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
H. (at finial) 40 1/2 in. (102.9 cm); Dian. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)
View at museumDish with Two Intertwined Dragons
ca. 1640
Stonepaste; painted in blue under transparent glaze
H. 2 3/4 in. (7cm) Diam. 17 1/4 in. (43.8cm)
View at museumChinese, for Portuguese market
Jug with Portuguese arms
ca. 1520–40
Hard-paste porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Height: 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)
View at museumWillem Kalf
Still Life with Fruit, Glassware, and a Wanli Bowl
1659
Oil on canvas
23 x 20 in. (58.4 x 50.8 cm)
View at museumBritish, London mounts and Chinese porcelain
Ewer from Burghley House, Lincolnshire
Chinese porcelain 1573– ca. 1585, British mounts ca. 1585
Hard-paste porcelain, gilded silver
Height: 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm)
View at museumBritish, London mounts and Chinese porcelain
Two-handled bowl from Burghley House, Lincolnshire
Chinese porcelain 1573– ca. 1585, British mounts ca. 1585
Hard-paste porcelain, gilded silver
Overall (width with handles and diameter of rim, confirmed): 4 7/8 × 12 1/2 × 8 13/16 × 9 in. (12.4 × 31.8 × 22.4 × 22.9 cm)
View at museumMedici Porcelain Manufactory
Dish
ca. 1575–87
Soft-paste porcelain decorated in underglaze blue
Overall: 1 5/8 × 11 1/2 in. (4.1 × 29.2 cm)
View at museumVienna|Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier period
Tulip vase from a garniture
ca. 1725
Hard-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamel, gold
Overall (confirmed): 6 7/16 x 8 3/8 x 6 9/16 in. (16.4 x 21.3 x 16.7 cm)
View at museumChina
Miniature covered jar with female riders
mid-17th century
Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under a transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
H. with cover 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
View at museumChina
Cup with women and flowers
late 17th century
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Diam. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
View at museumChina
Saucer with women and flowers
late 17th century
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Diam. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
View at museumChina
Covered ewer with plum blossoms
early 18th century
Porcelain with a clear glaze, Dehua ware (blanc de chine)
H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
View at museumChina
Cup and saucer with ladies
late 17th–early 18th century
Porcelain with blue glaze and incised decoration (Jingdezhen ware)
Cup: Diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Saucer: Diam. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
View at museumDutch, Delft
Birdcage
first half 18th century
Tin-glazed earthenware
16 1/2 × 11 in. (41.9 × 27.9 cm)
View at museumChina
Bodhisattva Guanyin
16th century
Ivory
H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); H. incl. base 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
View at museumChina
Figure of seated Bodhisattva Guanyin
18th century
Porcelain with white glaze (Dehua ware)
H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
View at museumMeissen Manufactory|Johann Gregor Höroldt
Bowl
ca. 1724
Hard-paste porcelain
3 1/2 × 6 15/16 in. (8.9 × 17.6 cm)
View at museumChina
Vase with Magnolias
late 17th century
Porcelain with relief decoration, painted with cobalt blue under a clear glaze (Jiangxi Province; Jingdezhen ware)
H. 17 3/8 in. (44.1 cm); Diam. 8 3/4 in. (22.2)
View at museumWilliam Hogarth|Samuel Phillips
Taste in High Life
May 1, 1798
Engraving and aquatint; second state
Sheet (trimmed to plate line): 15 1/16 x 18 1/8 in. (38.2 x 46 cm)
View at museumJohn Stalker|George Parker
A Treatise of Japanning and Varnishing...
1688
Illustrations: etching and engraving
14 3/4 x 9 5/8 x 11/16 in. (37.5 x 24.5 x 1.8 cm)
View at museumRobert Sayer|Jean Pillement
Ladies Amusement: Or, The Whole Art of Japanning Made Easy
1760
Illustrations: etching and engraving, hand-colored
7 7/8 x 12 5/16 x 1 3/16 in. (20 x 31.2 x 3 cm)
View at museumBritish, Staffordshire
Tea caddy
1740–50
Salt-glazed stoneware
Overall: 3 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (9.5 × 4.4 × 7 cm)
View at museumChinese, for the European Market
Lorgnette Fan with Scene of Figures in a Courtyard Garden
mid-18th century
Paper, ivory, and silk
11 1/2 x 20 in. (29.2 x 50.8 cm)
View at museumBritish, Bristol
Dish
18th century
Tin-glazed earthenware
Overall: 1 7/8 × 13 1/2 in. (4.8 × 34.3 cm)
View at museumBritish
Mirror with Jael and Barak
1672
Satin worked with silk and metal-wrapped thread, beads, purl, mica, seed pearls; detached buttonhole variations, long-and-short, satin, couching, and straight stitches; wood frame, celluloid imitation tortoiseshell, mirror glass, silk plush
28 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. (73 x 60.3 cm)
View at museumMeissen Manufactory
Caddy (part of a set)
1735–40
Hard-paste porcelain
Height: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
View at museumUnidentified artist
Interior with Woman, Child and Nurse
late 18th–early 19th century
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Image: 71 1/4 × 47 1/2 in. (181 × 120.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 92 3/8 × 50 3/8 in. (234.6 × 128 cm) Overall with knobs: 92 3/8 × 54 3/8 in. (234.6 × 138.1 cm)
View at museumChina
Woman's Sleeveless Jacket with Bamboo and Rock
late 19th century
Silk and metallic thread tapestry (kesi)
Overall: 28 1/2 x 36 in. (72.4 x 91.4 cm)
View at museumVienna|Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier period
Sweetmeat dish
ca. 1730
Hard-paste porcelain
Overall (confirmed): 3 3/8 x 9 11/16 x 4 3/8 in. (8.6 x 24.6 x 11.1 cm)
View at museumIgnaz Preissler|Meissen Manufactory
Dish
ca. 1725–32
Hard-paste porcelain
Overall: 1 3/4 × 3 × 4 in. (4.4 × 7.6 × 10.2 cm)
View at museumSaint-Cloud factory
Spice box with cover (Poivrière)
ca. 1710–30
Soft-paste porcelain
Height: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
View at museumSaint-Cloud factory
Toilet jar with cover
ca. 1720–40
Soft-paste porcelain
Height (with cover): 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
View at museumDerby Porcelain Manufactory
Mother and child group
1750–55
Soft-paste porcelain
Height: 8 13/16 in. (22.4 cm)
View at museumChinese, possibly for Dutch market
Teapot with portrait of a woman (part of a service)
1750–70
Hard-paste porcelain with enamel decoration and gilding
Height (with cover): 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
View at museumChinese, possibly for Dutch market
Creamer with cover (part of a service)
1750–70
Hard-paste porcelain
Height (with cover): 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
View at museumChinese, possibly for Dutch market
Cup (part of a service)
1750–70
Hard-paste porcelain
Height: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
View at museumChinese, possibly for Dutch market
Saucer (part of a service)
1750–70
Hard-paste porcelain
Diameter: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
View at museumChinese, possibly for Dutch market
Cup (part of a service)
1750–70
Hard-paste porcelain
Height: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
View at museumChinese, possibly for Dutch market
Saucer (part of a service)
1750–70
Hard-paste porcelain
Diameter: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
View at museumChinese, possibly for Dutch market
Bowl (part of a service)
1750–70
Hard-paste porcelain
Diameter: 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)
View at museumChinese, for American market
Tureen with cover (part of a service)
early 19th century
Hard-paste porcelain
Overall (with cover): 10 3/4 × 9 3/4 × 14 in. (27.3 × 24.8 × 35.6 cm)
View at museumChinese, for American market
Platter (part of a service)
early 19th century
Hard-paste porcelain
Overall: 13 1/4 × 16 1/8 in. (33.7 × 41 cm)
View at museumChinese, for European market
Inkstand
1750–70
Hard-paste porcelain
Overall (stand and cover (a, b)): 3 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 8 in. (8.9 × 11.4 × 20.3 cm); Height (sand-shaker (c)): 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); Height (ink bottle (d)): 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm)
View at museumJohn Vanderbank the Elder|Great Wardrobe|Unknown
The Toilet of the Princess (from a pair of Indo-Chinese scenes)
1690–1715
Wool, silk (19-20 warps per inch, 7-8 per cm.)
Overall (Confirmed by Textile Conservation 9/2006): 121 3/4 x 156 in. (309.2 x 396.2 cm) Overall: 120 x 154in. (304.8 x 391.2cm)
View at museumJohn Ingram|François Boucher
The Master Gardener
1741–63
Etching and engraving
sheet: 8 11/16 x 5 11/16 in. (22 x 14.5 cm)
View at museumSaint-Cloud factory
Actress (one of a pair)
ca. 1730–40
Soft-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold
Overall (confirmed): 8 1/16 × 6 5/8 × 5 1/4 in. (20.5 × 16.8 × 13.3 cm)
View at museumAdam Friedrich von Löwenfinck|Johann Philip Dannhofer
Plate
ca. 1741–44
Tin-glazed earthenware
H. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm): Diam. 9-5/8 in. (24.4 cm)
View at museumIgnaz Preissler
Vase (one of a pair)
early 18th century, decoration ca. 1729–32
Hard-paste porcelain (Jingdezhen ware)
Height (each): 10 11/16 in. (27.1 cm); Diameter (each): 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
View at museumChina
清 德化窯白瓷觀音坐像|Bodhisattva Guanyin seated on a rock
18th century
Porcelain with ivory glaze (Dehua ware)
H. 9 1/16 in. (23 cm); W. 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm); D. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
View at museumMeissen Manufactory
Teapot
ca. 1735–40
Hard-paste porcelain
Height (with cover): 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm)
View at museumChina
Vase with Women Enjoying Scholarly Pursuits
late 17th–early 18th century
Porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze, and gilded (Jingdezhen ware)
H. 16 15/16 in. (43 cm)
View at museumSèvres Manufactory|Jean-Pierre Fumez
Plate
1791
Hard-paste porcelain
Diameter: 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)
View at museumAnonymous, French, 18th century|Marie Antoinette, Queen of France
Caricature Showing Marie Antoinette as a Leopard
18th century
Etching
sheet: 4 5/8 x 3 7/8 in. (11.8 x 9.8 cm)
View at museumWilliam Fowle
Mirror with cresting (part of a toilet service)
1683–84
Silver gilt
Overall, assembled (confirmed): H. 22 7/16 x W. 20 1/4 in. (57 x 51.4 cm) Overall mirror (confirmed): H. 16 7/16 x W. 20 1/4 in. (41.8 x 51.4 cm) Overall cresting (confirmed): H. 6 x W. 20 1/4 in., 17 oz. 14 dwt. (15.2 x 51.4 cm, 0.55 kg.)
View at museumWilliam Fowle
Box with cover (one of a pair) (part of a toilet service)
1683–84
Silver gilt
Overall (confirmed): H. 2 9/16 x W. 5 x D. 5 in., 19 oz. 6 dwt. (6.5 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm, 0.60 kg)
View at museumWilliam Fowle
Pair of boxes with covers (part of a toilet service)
1683–84
Silver gilt
Each: H. 2 x W. 3 1/2 x D. 3 1/2 in., 8 oz. 1 dwt. (5.1 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm, 0.25kg)
View at museumWilliam Fowle
Pair of bowls with covers (part of a toilet service)
1683–84
Silver gilt
Overall (confirmed): H. 2 3/4 x W. 5 1/2 x D. 4 1/2 in., 11 oz. 5 dwt. (7 x 14 x 11.4 cm, 0.35kg)
View at museumWilliam Fowle
Pair of salvers (part of a toilet service)
1683–84
Silver gilt
Overall, salver on foot: H. 3 3/8 x W. 9 1/4 x D. 9 1/4 in., 22 oz 10 dwt. (8.6 x 23.5 x 23.5 cm, 0.7 kg) Overall, salver only: H. 5/8 x W. 9 1/4 x D. 9 1/4 in. (1.6 x 23.5 x 23.5 cm)
View at museumD., London
Pair of scent bottles (part of a toilet service)
1687–88
Silver gilt
Overall (confirmed): H. 5 5/8 x W. 3 1/2 x D. 3 1/2 in., 12 oz. 17 dwt. (14.3 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm, 0.4kg)
View at museumD., London
Pin cushion (part of a toilet service)
1687–88
Silver gilt
Overall (confirmed): H. 1 13/16 x W. 7 1/4 x D/ 5 1/4 in., 11 oz. 5 dwt. (4.6 x 18.4 x 13.3 cm, 0.35kg)
View at museumThomas Jenkins
Pair of pomade pots (part of a toilet service)
ca. 1684
Silver gilt
Overall: H. 2 3/16 x W. 2 x D. 2 in., 3 oz. 4 dwt. (5.6 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm, 0.1kg)
View at museumChina
Figure of Horse
late 17th–early 18th century
Porcelain painted in famille verte enamels on the biscuit
H. 4 5/8 in. (11.7cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); D. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
View at museumDaniel Marot the Elder|Adrianus Kocx|The "Greek A" Factory
Tile with a bust of William III (1650–1702)
ca. 1694
Delftware (tin-glazed earthenware)
Overall: 27 1/4 × 27 1/4 in. (69.2 × 69.2 cm)
View at museumChelsea Porcelain Manufactory|Joseph Willems
Chinese musicians
ca. 1755
Soft-paste porcelain
Overall (confirmed): 14 1/2 × 14 1/2 × 14 5/8 in., 30.2 lb. (36.8 × 36.8 × 37.1 cm, 13.7 kg)
View at museumBow Porcelain Factory|Antoine Watteau|Michel Aubert
The Laotian Goddess Ki Mao Sao and Worshippers
ca. 1750–52
Soft-paste porcelain
6 3/4 × 11 in. (17.1 × 27.9 cm)
View at museumJames Cox|Antoine Watteau|François Boucher
Jewel cabinet with watch
probably ca. 1765–70
Case: agate, mounted in gilded copper and gilded brass and set with painted enamel on copper plaques, and fruitwood; Dial: white enamel
Overall: 13 1/2 × 9 3/4 × 7 1/2 in. (34.3 × 24.8 × 19.1 cm)
View at museumBritish
Side chair (one of a pair)
ca. 1755–60
Mahogany; tent stitch embroidery on canvas
Overall: 39 × 23 3/4 × 18 in. (99.1 × 60.3 × 45.7 cm)
View at museumThomas Chippendale
China table
ca. 1755
Mahogany
Overall: 28 1/4 × 37 3/4 × 26 1/2 in. (71.8 × 95.9 × 67.3 cm)
View at museumWorcester factory
Teapot
ca. 1768–78
Soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration
confirmed: 5 × 7 1/4 × 4 3/8 in. (12.7 × 18.4 × 11.1 cm)
View at museumBritish
Cup and saucer
18th century
Soft-paste porcelain
Overall (cup .78): 1 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (4.4 × 7 cm); Diameter (saucer .79): 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
View at museumChina
Winepot with Cover
late 17th–early 18th century
Porcelain painted in enamels on the biscuit (famille juane)
H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); W. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); D. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
View at museumChina
Cup
China
Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels
H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Diam. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
View at museumChina
Saucer
China
Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels
H. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Diam. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
View at museumLouisa Courtauld
Hot water urn
1765–66
Silver
Overall (urn .1a): 8 3/4 × 3 3/16 in. (22.2 × 8.1 cm); Overall (cover .1b): 7 1/16 × 3 3/8 in. (17.9 × 8.6 cm); Overall (base .1c): 8 3/8 × 6 5/8 × 3 1/8 in. (21.3 × 16.8 × 7.9 cm)
View at museumMartin Engelbrecht|Eosander von Göthe
Design for the Porcelein Cabinet at the Charlottenburg Palace, other side
ca. 1711–56
etching
Sheet: 13 3/8 × 16 15/16 in. (34 × 43 cm) [cut within plate marks]
View at museumAffabel Partridge
Cup and cover
Chinese porcelain, Ming dynasty, ca. 1507–66, British mounts ca. 1570
Porcelain, gilded silver
Overall (confirmed): 7 3/8 x 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 in., 14 oz. 5 dwt. (18.7 x 13.3 x 13.3 cm, 0.443kg)
View at museumSèvres Manufactory|Hyacinthe Régnier
Coffee and tea service (déjeuner chinois réticulé)
1855–61
Hard-paste porcelain
Tray (.1): H. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm.); Gr. Diam. 19 5/8 in. (49.8 cm.); coffeepot with cover (.2ab): H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm.); teapot with cover (.3ab): H. 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm.); sugar bowl with cover (.4ab): H. 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm.); bowl and dish (.5ab): H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.); milk jug (.6): H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm.); cream pitcher (.7): H. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm.); cups (.8,.10): H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.), Diam. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm.); saucers (.9): Diam. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm.); saucer (.11): Diam. 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm.)
View at museumAufenwerth|Meissen Manufactory
Teapot with cover
ca. 1719–30
Hard-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold; metal chain and mounts
Overall (confirmed): 6 1/16 x 6 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. (15.4 x 17.5 x 9.8 cm)
View at museumChina
Figure of bodhisattva Guanyin
18th–19th century
Porcelain with ivory glaze (Dehua ware)
H. (without stand) 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm); W. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm); D. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
View at museumMeissen Manufactory|Böttger Period
Guanyin
1710–13
Red stoneware with gilding
Overall (confirmed): 14 3/4 × 4 × 4 1/8 in. (37.5 × 10.2 × 10.5 cm)
View at museumMeissen Manufactory
Box
ca. 1728–30
Hard-paste porcelain
Overall: 3/4 × 4 1/16 × 2 9/16 in. (1.9 × 10.3 × 6.5 cm)
View at museumJapan
色絵婦人立像|Figure of a Standing Beauty
ca. 1670–90
Porcelain with overglaze polychrome enamels (Arita ware, Kakiemon type)
H. 15 5/8 in. (39.7 cm); W. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); D. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
View at museumChinese
Watercolor of musician playing frame drum
late 18th century
Watercolor on paper
Overall: 43.2 x 35.6 x 1.3cm (17 x 14 x 1/2in.)
View at museumDaniel Marot the Elder|Adrianus Kocx|The "Greek A" Factory
Vase
ca. 1690
Tin-glazed earthenware (Delftware)
Height: 28 1/2 in. (72.4 cm)
View at museumJapanese, for European market
Incense burner (koro)
late 17th century
Hard-paste porcelain painted with cobalt blue under and colored enamels over transparent glaze (Hizen ware; Kakiemon type)
Height: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
View at museumVienna|Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier period
Vase with coiling dragon
ca. 1725
Hard-paste porcelain with raised decoration painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze
Height: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
View at museumVienna|Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier period
Manticore
ca. 1735
Hard-paste porcelain
H. 4-13/16 in. (12.2 cm.); Gr. L. 5-3/8 in. (13.7 cm.)
View at museumThome
Teapot in Melon Shape
late 17th century
Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under and colored enamels over transparent glaze (Hizen ware; Kakiemon type); American mount
H. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); Diam. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
View at museumJapan
色絵花鳥文八角大壺 有田焼 ・ 柿右衛門様式|Hexagonal jar with Flower and Bird Decoration (one of a pair)
late 17th century
Porcelain with overglaze enamels (Arita ware, Kakiemon type)
H. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); Diam. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
View at museumRaimund von Stillfried
Fille de Shanghai
1870s
Albumen silver print from glass negative with applied color
23.7 x 19.3 cm (9 5/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
View at museumFourteen identified German (Augsburg) goldsmiths and other German artisans; Japanese (Imari) porcelain maker
Toilet set in original leather case
ca. 1743–45
Gilt silver, hard-paste porcelain, cut glass, walnut, carved and partially gilt coniferous wood, blind-tooled and partially gilt leather, partially gilt steel and iron, textiles, moiré paper, hog's bristle
Case: H.16 1/2 in.; with opened lid: H.37 3/4 in.; D.28 in.; Silver-gilt mirror: H.29 1/2 in.; W.23 1/2 in.
View at museumJohann Friedrich Eberlein|Meissen Manufactory|Peter Reinicke|Johann Joachim Kändler
Asia (one of a pair)
ca. 1745–55
Porcelain, gilt bronze
Overall (confirmed): 22 × 20 1/4 × 9 1/8 in. (55.9 × 51.4 × 23.2 cm); Height (figure): 12 in. (30.5 cm)
View at museumVincennes Manufactory
Asia and Africa
ca. 1752
Soft-paste porcelain
Overall (confirmed): 11 3/16 × 10 3/8 × 7 1/8 in. (28.4 × 26.4 × 18.1 cm)
View at museumJapanese with French mounts
Ewer in the form of a conch shell
porcelain ca. 1700, mounts ca. 1750
Hard-paste porcelain, gilt-bronze mounts
Overall (confirmed): 11 5/8 × 7 9/16 × 5 3/8 in. (29.5 × 19.2 × 13.7 cm)
View at museumJapanese, for export market
Covered jar with large finial
ca. 1725–50
Porcelain
Overall (confirmed): 24 11/16 × 13 5/16 × 13 5/16 in. (62.7 × 33.8 × 33.8 cm)
View at museumDutch, Delft
Charger with double portrait of William III and Mary II
ca. 1690
Tin-glazed earthenware (Delftware)
Overall (confirmed): 2 1/8 × 13 5/8 × 13 5/8 in. (5.4 × 34.6 × 34.6 cm)
View at museumCao Zhenxiu|Gai Qi
清 改琦, 曹貞秀 列女圖 冊|Famous Women
dated 1799
Album of sixteen leaves; ink on paper
Image (each): 9 3/4 × 6 5/8 in. (24.8 × 16.8 cm) Double-page leaf (each): 12 3/8 × 16 in. (31.4 × 40.6 cm)
View at museumUnknown
[Studio Portrait: Woman Standing in Profile Holding Umbrella, Hong Kong]
1868
Albumen silver print with applied color
Image: 8.9 x 5.4 cm Mount: 10.6 x 6.2 cm
View at museumMinton(s)
Teapot in the form of a man
1862–1872
Bone china
confirmed: 4 7/8 × 7 3/16 × 3 9/16 in. (12.4 × 18.3 × 9 cm)
View at museumJames Hadley|Worcester factory
Octagonal vase with scenes of the story of the silkworm
ca. 1873
Bone china ("ivory porcelain") with enamel decoration and gilding
confirmed: 10 1/2 × 9 3/4 × 3 5/8 in., 4 lb. (26.7 × 24.8 × 9.2 cm, 1.8 kg)
View at museumWorcester factory|James Hadley
Figure of Japanese woman
1879
Bone china ("ivory porcelain") with enamel decoration and gilding
confirmed: 15 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 6 5/8 in., 4.2 lb. (39.4 × 19.1 × 16.8 cm, 1.9 kg)
View at museumChristopher Dresser|Old Hall Works
Vase with coiled dragon
1884–90
Earthenware with gilding
confirmed: 14 1/2 × 8 9/16 × 8 1/2 in. (36.8 × 21.7 × 21.6 cm)
View at museumChelsea Porcelain Manufactory
Plate decorated with Japanese Kakiemon-inspired scene with twisted dragon
ca. 1752, probably Raised Anchor Period
Soft-paste porcelain
confirmed, irregular diameter: 1 1/2 × 9 in. (3.8 × 22.9 cm)
View at museumJoseph S. Potter
Vase (Old World)
ca. 1886–89
Porcelain with enameled and gilded decoration
Height: 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm)
View at museumJapanese, for export market (Hizen ware, Imari type)
Beaker vase (part of an assembled garniture)
ca. 1690–1720
Hard-paste porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamel and gilding
Overall: 23 3/8 × 11 × 11 in. (59.4 × 27.9 × 27.9 cm); Width at base: 6 in. (15.2 cm); Weight: 15 lb. (6.8 kg)
View at museumJapanese, for export market (Hizen ware, Imari type)
Beaker vase (part of an assembled garniture)
ca. 1690–1720
Hard-paste porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamel and gilding
Overall: 23 × 11 × 11 in. (58.4 × 27.9 × 27.9 cm); Width at base: 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); Weight: 14 lb. (6.4 kg)
View at museumMartin Carlin
Combined work, writing, and reading table and music stand
ca. 1775–80
Veneered on oak with ebony, tulipwood, and black and gold Japanese lacquer; mounts chased and gilded bronze
ht. closed, confirmed: 30 1/2 × 15 3/4 × 12 3/8 in. (77.5 × 40 × 31.4 cm) ht. maximum extension: 43 5/8 in.
View at museumUnion Porcelain Works
Partial tea set (teapot, sugar bowl, cream pitcher, slop bowl)
1876
Porcelain; allover blue ground with delicate gilded and enamel decoration
Teapot with lid: 6 3/4 in.
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