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Pair of Chinese figures of a man and woman

early 18th century
Medium/TechniqueTin-glazed earthenware
DimensionsHeight : 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)
Credit LineThe G. Ephis Collection—Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously, Charles Bain Hoyt Fund, John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, Mary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund, William Francis Warden Fund, Tamara Petrosian Davis Sculpture Fund, John Lowell Gardner Fund, Seth K. Sweetser Fund, H. E. Bolles Fund, and funds by exchange from the Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection-Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
Accession number2012.596.1-2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
InscriptionsOn underside of figure of man: "Collection G. Ephis / DEL 290" and on underside of woman: "Collection G. Ephis / DEL 291"
Provenance1980s, sold by Lefebvre et Fils, Paris (dealers) to the G. Ephis collection (private collector), France; 2012, sold by the G. Ephis collection to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 24, 2012).
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