Chinoiserie group

Factory Derby Porcelain Manufactory British

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This figure group is a representation of "hearing" from a set of the five senses: hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, and touching. The figures, wearing brightly colored Chinese-style clothes, illustrate a fanciful European vision of the exotic East.

Chinoiserie group, Derby Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1751–1785), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Derby

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Chinoiserie group, Derby Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1751–1785), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Derby
Chinoiserie group, Derby Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1751–1785), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Derby
Chinoiserie group, Derby Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1751–1785), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Derby

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