Attendant

China

Qing dynasty (1644-1912), Kangxi period (1662-1722), About 1690

  • Titles Attendant (Descriptive)
  • Artist China
  • Medium porcelain, Dehua ware
  • Dimensions 3 × 1 × 3/4 in. (7.6 × 2.5 × 1.9 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Catherine H. Collins Collection, AFI.765.1998
  • Work Type sculpture
  • Classification Sculpture

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