Chinese famille rose’ear-cleaning’ figure group, Qianlong (1736-95), of a lady with one knee raised revealing a bound foot examining the ear of a man seated on a rockwork base, height: 7 3/4in. 19.7cm; condition: restored. This figure group belongs to a series of’erotic’ figures which depict men carrying out intimate everyday activities with younger women, such as ear-cleaning and wine drinking, which W. Sargent suggests are preliminary to sexual advances. A wine drinking group from his series is illustrated in David S. Howard,’The Choice of the Private Trader’, p. A rare group of’erotic’ figures from the Dr Anton C. Update Due to current restrictions our access to some of our stock is limited. As members of the British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA), we are obliged to adhere to their rules of conduct. This means that our cataloguing is of the highest standard. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian/Oriental Antiques\Chinese\Porcelain”. The seller is “guestandgray” and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia.
- Region of Origin: Chinese
- Country of Origin: China
- Product: Figurine
- Age: Pre-1800
- Primary Material: Porcelain/ Pottery
- Antique: Yes
- Sub-Type: Ceramic
- Original/Repro: Antique Original
- Chinese Dynasty: Qing (1644-1911)
