18th-century decorative objects

This decorative fragment of woven silk was created sometime in the Qing dynasty and depicts a floral composition on red background. According to resource data obtained by the MET archive, this woven silk was produced for export. In the Qing dynasty,…

This figure originates from Chantilly in France and presents a man of Asian origin and a jar. It is made out of porcelain and depicts the theme of orientalism, commonly found on European ceramics. Such ceramics were part of the phenomenon of European…