A SMALL COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE SILVER AND OBJECTS OF VERTU |
white porcelain figurinethis is a white porcelain figurine representing a stylised 'geisha', a Japanese woman trained in music and dancing whose job is entertaining men. The figurine is marked BAC on the bottom. It is 6 3/4 in. high (cm. 17) and was bought from an Italian dealer at an Antique Fair. |
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