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Chia Pi
EPSTEIN, Jacob (1880 - 1959)
By the Second World War Epstein was firmly established as the leading figurative sculptor in Britain. Chia Pi ('Precious Flower') was the wife of a Chinese diplomat, exiled in Britain following the Chinese revolution. This bust was produced in an edition of five casts. Margaret Davies purchased it in 1953.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 2516
Creation/Production
EPSTEIN, Jacob
Date: 1941
Acquisition
Bequest, 12/12/1963
Measurements
Height
(cm): 60.3
Height
(cm): 66.8
Height
(in): 23
Height
(in): 26
Techniques
bronze
Techniques (sculpture)
Fine Art - sculpture
Material
bronze
Location
In store
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