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Bust of a Chinese
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This bust is related to the allegorical figure of Asia in Carpeaux's monumental bronze fountain, The Four Parts of the World Upholding the Celestial Sphere , commissioned by Baron Haussmann in 1867 for the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris. The figure was changed into a woman in the fountain and reflects the artist's interest in accurately portraying different ethnic groups. This bust exists in various sizes and media.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBust of a Chinese, 1867–68. Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, 1827–1875). Plaster; overall: 35.5 x 25.8 x 14.2 cm (14 x 10 3/16 x 5 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1972.49
