Cleveland Museum of Art
Cane Handle (Poignée de canne)
Saint Cloud Porcelain FactoryLinkedCulture matchlcp-f5b91483b17b
- Date
- c. 1745
- Medium
- soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration
- Culture
- France, Saint Cloud, 18th century
- Department
- Decorative Art and Design
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 141290
During the first half of the 18th century, porcelain cane handles were widely produced by the Saint-Cloud porcelain factory. This cane handle, molded in the shape of the head and torso of an Asian man, is representative of the popularity of chinoiserie, European designs that attempted to imitate the art, culture, and techniques of China and Japan. The colorful overglaze enamel that decorates this cane handle was typical of Japanese Kakiemon decoration.
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- Credit line
- The Norweb Collection
- Provenance
- R. Henry Norweb, Cleveland, Ohio.
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