LOT 309 Qianlong A pair of famille rose 'nodding head' ladies
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Qianlong|Each finely moulded in mirror image as an elegant standing lady, wearing long flowing white robes enamelled with floral sprays, holding a lingzhi fungus to their respective left and right shoulder, the faces with a cheerful expression and wearing cushion-shaped head-dresses surrounding their hair tied into a chignon and adorned with two moulded writhing dragons. Each 41.1cm (16 1/4in) high. (2).|清乾隆 粉彩仕女像 一對Provenance: a French private collection來源: 法國私人收藏Figures of Chinese women holding vases and other attributes which often function as candleholders were quite popular in the 18th century and they can be found in a variety of poses, sizes and with or without bases. For related examples see W.R.Sargent, The Copeland Collection, Salem, Mass., 1991, p.133, pl.61 and D.S.Howard and J.Ayers, China for The West, London and New York, 1978, p.614, pls.643 and 644.Compare with a related pair of famille rose 'nodding head' ladies, Yongzheng/early Qianlong, which was sold in these Rooms, 6 March 2007, lot 65.
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