Pair of Dancing Adults Japanese Porcelain Figurines in Colonial Dress

Ceramic

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L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness

Pair of painted Japanese porcelain figurines.: Image of two porcelain figurines. They are painted in colonial-style garments and there is a man and woman. They appear to be dancing.
Pair of painted Japanese porcelain figurines.

Image of two porcelain figurines. They are painted in colonial-style garments and there is a man and woman. They appear to be dancing.

Name/Title

Pair of Dancing Adults Japanese Porcelain Figurines in Colonial Dress

Entry/Object ID

JI2025000376

Description

Pair of painted Japanese porcelain figurines. They are clothed in colonial-style garments. While they look more western in fashion, the pair were made in Japan during the mid-20th century. The artist was likely trying to mimic Dresden-style porcelain, a German company who was very popular during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Context

The pair were owned by the Jordan family.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Japan

Continent

Asia

Parts

Count

2

Parts

2 figurines