Female Attendant

Kangxi period, 1662/1722

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Attributed to

The sculpture portrays a kneeling figure wearing colorful clothing. Their black hair is tied into two bunches that run behind their ears and down onto their chest. The figure's attire includes a black jacket with red, blue, and white floral patterns, over a green gown embellished with a blue and red floral border at the bottom. The figure's hands are outstretched in front of them, with the palms turned towards each other. The sculpture is crafted from a smooth, glazed material.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    porcelain with famille verte enamels on the biscuit

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (height): 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.600

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Frank Partridge and Sons, London); sold 1911 to Peter A. B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from Estate of Peter A. B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; gift 1942 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1942

  • Works of Art from the Widener Collection. Foreword by David Finley and John Walker. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 23.

1998

  • Bower, Virginia, Josephine Hadley Knapp, Stephen Little, and Robert Wilson Torchia. Decorative Arts, Part II: Far Eastern Ceramics and Paintings; Persian and Indian Rugs and Carpets. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1998: 202-203, color repro.

Wikidata ID

Q62758555

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