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THE PROPERTY OF A NOBLEMAN 男爵藏品

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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ‘NODDING HEAD’ LADIES Figures of Chinese women holding vases and other attributes which
Qianlong often function as candleholders were quite popular in the 18th
Each finely moulded in mirror image as an elegant standing lady, century and they can be found in a variety of poses, sizes and with or
wearing long flowing white robes enamelled with floral sprays, holding without bases. For related examples see W.R.Sargent, The Copeland
a lingzhi fungus to their respective left and right shoulder, the faces Collection, Salem, Mass., 1991, p.133, pl.61 and D.S.Howard and
with a cheerful expression and wearing cushion-shaped head-dresses J.Ayers, China for The West, London and New York, 1978, p.614,
surrounding their hair tied into a chignon and adorned with two pls.643 and 644.
moulded writhing dragons.
Each 41.1cm (16 1/4in) high. (2). Compare with a related pair of famille rose ‘nodding head’ ladies,
Yongzheng/early Qianlong, which was sold in these Rooms, 6 March
£10,000 - 15,000 2007, lot 65.
CNY89,000 - 130,000

清乾隆 粉彩仕女像 一對

Provenance: a French private collection

來源： 法國私人收藏

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