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Dehua kilns

Milo, Buddha of the Future

c. 1800

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Dehua kilns

Milo, Buddha of the Future

c. 1800

Physical Qualities Porcelain with transparent glaze, 5 7/8 x 5 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (14.9 x 13.3 x 12.1 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Lawrason Riggs of J
Object Number 1945.59.9
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1945; Lawrason Riggs of J, Baltimore; from his uncle, General Lawrason Riggs, Baltimore (1861-1940)
Frances Klapthor, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "90 Years of Asian Accessions: 1940-1960," (Goodnow, Riggs of J, Cone, Chinese & Japanese Dolls), January-November 2005.
Frances Klapthor, Chinese Ceramics, Baltimore: BMA, 1993, no. 132, p. 59.

Inscribed: Interior, back: underglaze incised mark (mu)

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