Dehua Guanyin with French Gilt-Bronze Mount, Dehua porcelain with French gilt-bronze mount, Porcelain c. 1700; mount c. 1735–1740, H. 33.7 cm, J. Paul Getty Museum, 78.DE.64, Blanc de Chine
Guanyin with French ormolu mount
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Dehua Guanyin with French Gilt-Bronze Mount

德化白瓷观音像配鎏金铜座
Porcelain c. 1700; mount c. 1735–1740
78.DE.64VerifiedJ. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Object Details
Medium
Dehua porcelain with French gilt-bronze mount
Dimensions
H. 33.7 cm × W. 14.6 cm × D. 10.2 cm
Date
Porcelain c. 1700; mount c. 1735–1740
Classification
佛教造像
Dynasty
清, 清初
Technique
手塑
Glaze
象牙白
Accession
78.DE.64
Repository
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
J·保罗·盖蒂博物馆
Research Context

A typical example of 18th-century French aristocratic practice of fitting Chinese porcelain with gilt-bronze mounts (monture). The mount style dates to early Louis XV Rococo, indicating the piece was refitted shortly after entering France. The combination embodies the French "re-contextualization" of Asian art — transforming a Buddhist figure into a mantelpiece ornament.

Linked Research Dimensions
04European Imitation Chain07Semantics of Whiteness
Provenance
c. 1700
Porcelain created in Dehua, Fujian
瓷器创作于福建德化
c. 1720–1735
Entered France via trade
经贸易传入法国
c. 1735–1740
Gilt-bronze mount added by Parisian bronzier
巴黎铜匠配装鎏金铜座
1978
Acquired by J. Paul Getty Museum
盖蒂博物馆购入
Literature
  1. Wilson, G., Decorative Arts in the J. Paul Getty Museum, 1983
    威尔逊，《盖蒂博物馆装饰艺术馆藏》，1983年
    cat. 12
鎏金铜座法国改装洛可可跨文化

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