Figure in a chair
Life Story
This charming tiny ceramic shows a baby in a high chair or pen, its hands resting on a bar across the front. The back of the chair slopes upwards to a central point. A number of similar figures are known, principally of the Song period. Miniature moulded figures, mostly of horses or human figures, have been found at some Song period kiln sites. A figure of a horse has come from the kiln site at Baoteng in Henan province (Wenwu, 1989.11: 1-14, 59, pl. 3-5). The functions of such pieces are not known.
Entry taken from Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection 3 volume catalogue, edited by Steven Hooper (Yale University Press, 1997).
Provenance
A Berkeley Galleries label on the underside states that this piece is from the Eumorfopoulos Collection.
On display
Title/Description: Figure in a chair
Born: 0960 c. - 1279
Measurements: h. 29 mm
Accession Number: 464
Historic Period: Song dynasty (960-1279), 10th century, 13th century
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