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1942.9-599-601 (C-450-452)

Three Female Attendants

Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Porcelain with famille verte enamels on the biscuit,
1942.9.599:137 (5%)
1942.9-600:14 (51/2)
1942.9.601:14 (51/ 2)
Widener Collection

TECHNICAL NOTES
The bases are flat and unglazed, and reveal fabric impressions.
On 1942.9.599, two fingers of the right hand and the main body
of the rodent have been repaired and repainted. On 1942.9.600,
several fingers have broken and been reattached.

PROVENANCE
(Frank Partridge and Sons, London); sold 1911 to Peter A. B.
Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheri-
tance from Estate of Peter A. B. Widener by gift through power of
appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.
HESE KNEELING FEMALE FIGURES are dressed in infor-
T mal robes, and their black hair is tied in pigtails and
adorned with small flowers. Their robes and skirts are
painted with floral motifs on grounds of green, black,
and aubergine; in addition, yellow, red, gold, and blue
enamels are used. The figures' ears are pierced and may
once have had metal earrings. Two of the smiling figures
hold small rodents on their sleeves; the third (1942.9.601)
holds a napkin or handkerchief.

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