A blanc de Chine 'Governor Duff' group, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period | 清康熙 德化白瓷人物立像

Formerly in an English private collection.

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英國私人收藏。

See a similar group in the collection of the British Museum, ref. 1930.7-28.566 and another in the Victoria and Albert Museum, ref. C.c.108-1963; a further example is illustrated by P.J. Donnelly in Blanc de Chine, pl. P117a and another is illustrated by Rose Kerr and John Ayers in Blanc de Chine Porcelain from Dehua, A catalogue of the Hickley Collection, Singapore, no. 38.

An example with the remains of cold painted enamels is listed in the cargo of the Dashwood of 1701 and are described as ‘Dutch families’ and published by Godden in Oriental Export Market Porcelain and its Influence on European Wares, no. 266.