Dutch merchant with a monkey prancing at his feet

Chinese Collection

Accession Nr.: 51.159.1
Type: statuette; pottery
Date of production:
1750-1775
Qing dynasty
Place of production:
Materials: porcelain
Techniques: applied; engraved; glazed
Dimensions: height: 33 cm
diameter (base): 12.3 cm
The item depicts a European male figure wearing a long coat and a hat. This type of long coat was fashionable during the reign on George I, in the 1670s.