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The Laotian Goddess Ki Mao Sao and Worshippers

Factory Bow Porcelain Factory British
After an engraving by Michel Aubert French
After a design by Antoine Watteau French
ca. 1750–52
Not on view
The composition is based on an engraving of 1731, titled "Idole de la Déesse KI MAO SAO dans le Royaume de Mang au pays des Laos," by Michel Aubert (1700–1751) that was itself after a design by Antoine Watteau (1684–1721).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Laotian Goddess Ki Mao Sao and Worshippers
  • Factory: Bow Porcelain Factory (British, 1747–1776)
  • Artist: After an engraving by Michel Aubert (French, 1700–1757 Paris)
  • Artist: After a design by Antoine Watteau (French, Valenciennes 1684–1721 Nogent-sur-Marne)
  • Date: ca. 1750–52
  • Culture: British, Bow, London
  • Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
  • Dimensions: 6 3/4 × 11 in. (17.1 × 27.9 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.101.694
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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