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Department:

The Museum Proper

Replica or Original:

Not a Replica

On Display, In Storage, or in a Private Offsite Collection:

On Display

Primary Material:

Ceramics

Medium:

Shiwan Ceramics

Dimensions:

Hawker: 10.5" x 4" x 3.5" Riceballs: 3" x 3" x 3"

Classification/Category:

Furnishings

Specific Classification:

Figurine

Notable Signatures,

Inscriptions, and/or Markings:

Donated by:

Donated by the Fok Ying Tung Foundation

Accession Number

1993.022.003

Artifact Date:

Unknown

Unknown

Artifact Era/Dynasty:

Unknown

Creator:

Chinese

Creator Ancestry:

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Cooking rice balls over a small stove on the street, the Hawker cries out "rice balls, rice balls" to attract customers.


Shiwan ceramic sculptures encapsulate a spectrum of emotions that remain unmatched by other kiln. Immortals look stern, soldiers appear courageous, poets are deep in thought and heroines radiate with charm. Some sculpters balance exaggerated facial expressions with simplified forms. Facial features and limbs come alive through the eyes of Shiwan figurine artists.

Artifact Date:

Unknown

Artifact Era/Dynasty:

Unknown

Creator:

Unknown

Creator Ancestory:

Chinese

Catalogue Entry

Online References:

Department:

The Museum Proper

On Display, In Storage, or in a Private Offsite Collection:

On Display

Replica or Original:

Not a Replica

A Shiwan Ceramic statue depicting a Hawker selling rice balls.
一個描繪了賣湯丸的小販的石灣陶瓷雕像。

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Classification/Category:

Furnishings

Specific Classification:

Figurine

Notable Signatures,

Inscriptions, and/or Markings:

Primary Material:

Ceramics

Medium:

Shiwan Ceramics

Dimensions:

Hawker: 10.5" x 4" x 3.5" Riceballs: 3" x 3" x 3"

Donated by:

Donated by the Fok Ying Tung Foundation

Accession Number:

1993.022.003

Hawker 賣湯丸

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