ZENG LONGSHENG (1900-1964)

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AN ENAMELLED PORCELAIN BUST OF A GIRL
ZENG LONGSHENG (1900-1964)
The girl is modelled smiling with her hair in two plaits, wearing a white shirt with incised striped decoration underneath a green shawl. There is an impressed Zeng Longsheng zao seal mark to the interior.
7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) high

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Zeng Longsheng (1901-1964) was a celebrated potter at the Jingdezhen kilns who specialized in figural sculptures.
A bust of a laughing peasant also by this artist can be found in the Victoria and Albert Museum, museum no. FE.26-1990.

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