Tin-glazed Earthenware Copy of a Dehua Guanyin, Earthenware, clay, faience (possibly Ansbach, Bavaria), c. 1720–1750, German imitation (possibly Ansbach, Bavaria), H. 65 cm, Rijksmuseum, BK-1955-420, Blanc de Chine
Delft faience Guanyin imitation
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Tin-glazed Earthenware Copy of a Dehua Guanyin

锡釉陶仿德化白瓷观音像
c. 1720–1750, German imitation (possibly Ansbach, Bavaria)
BK-1955-420VerifiedRijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Object Details
Medium
Earthenware, clay, faience (possibly Ansbach, Bavaria)
Dimensions
H. 65 cm × W. 18 cm × D. 16.5 cm
Date
c. 1720–1750, German imitation (possibly Ansbach, Bavaria)
Classification
佛教造像
Dynasty
欧洲仿制, 18世纪早期
Technique
模印
Glaze
锡釉
Accession
BK-1955-420
Repository
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
荷兰国立博物馆
Research Context

Direct evidence of European imitation of Dehua Blanc de Chine. Per Rijksmuseum records, this piece is possibly from Ansbach, Bavaria (not Delft as previously assumed). European potters imitated Dehua Guanyin figures in earthenware, but material differences resulted in markedly different qualities. Gift of heirs of A. Isaac, Amsterdam, 1955.

Linked Research Dimensions
04European Imitation Chain03Shipwreck Archaeology
Provenance
c. 1720–1750
Possibly produced in Ansbach, Bavaria
可能产自德国安斯巴赫（巴伐利亚）
?–1955
A. Isaac collection, Amsterdam
A. Isaac收藏，阿姆斯特丹
1955
Gift of the heirs of A. Isaac, Amsterdam, to the Rijksmuseum
A. Isaac继承人捐赠荷兰国立博物馆
代尔夫特VOC仿制荷兰

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