A Chinese painted clay nodding-head figure, late 18th/early 19th century, of a lady standing in a long blue robe with foliage scroll borders, her skirt similarly decorated with flowers against a blue ground between orange panels, holding a red fan in her left hand and a red handkerchief in her right hand,approximately 28cm high, and an associated square wood stand,14.8 x 14.8 x 12cm (2)A group of related painted clay figures is in the collection of the Peabody Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, US, as illustrated in Carl Crossman, 'Decorative Arts of the China Trade', 1998, p.317, pl.112.The largest collection of figures of this type is in Stockholm, Sweden at the Drottningholm Palace. In 1777, over one hundred were recorded there, collected to provide an authentic view of Chinese life with many representing artisans in various occupations. See David Howard, 'A Tale of Three Cities Canton, Shanghai and Hong Kong', 1997, pp.146-148.These nodding-head figures existed in England at least as early as 1764, when Johann Zoffany painted the portrait of Queen Charlotte in her Dressing Room, with two standing figures depicted in the background. A number of similar but larger figures were bought by the Prince Regent for the Brighton Pavilion and are recorded in early engraved views of its interiors.清十八世纪末/十九世纪初 彩绘陶仕女摇头立像 及木底座