{"product_id":"fine-nayarit-chinesco-type-b-seated-female","title":"Fine Nayarit Chinesco “Type B” Seated Female","description":"\u003cp\u003eWest Mexico; (Lagunillas region); shaft-tomb tradition  Protoclassic, ca. 100 B.C. to A.D. 250 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fine hollow ceramic seated female figure in the classic Chinesco \"Type B\" style, the red-brown burnished body holding both hands to the waist, with rounded knees drawn up as if kneeling. The figure has the diagnostic rounded, heart-shaped head, incised striated coiffure, narrow slit (\"coffee-bean\") eyes, and applied nose ring. Deep-brown negative-resist triangular elements cross the chest to form a double sash, with further resist highlights on the face and knees. The hollow body has an opening at the back\/top of the head, typical of the type. Intact, excellent condition; a nice example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Chinesco\" (Spanish for \"Chinese-like\") is a dealer term for an elegant, refined class of Nayarit shaft-tomb figures whose serene faces reminded early collectors of East Asian features. Hasso von Winning and Sidney Newman classified the Lagunillas-region figures into types (A–E); Type B is distinguished by the rounded heart-shaped head, striated\/incised hair, slit eyes, nose ring, and resist body decoration — exactly the features seen here. These hollow figures were funerary offerings placed in deep shaft tombs (tumbas de tiro), associated with fertility and the cycles of life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe negative-resist \"double sash\" across the chest and the resist highlights on face and knees are characteristic Type B surface treatments, achieved by masking areas before applying a darkening agent. The compact, knees-drawn-up seated pose is the signature Chinesco silhouette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Intact, excellent condition; minor pigment loss\/wear consistent with age. Size: 8 in. H × 5-1\/4 in. W (20.3 cm × 13.3 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ecf. Chinesco Type B females at the Metropolitan Museum, Birmingham Museum of Art, and published examples in von Winning \u0026amp; Newman \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Private California collection; ex Robert Dowling, San Francisco, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53613929169210,"sku":"17653","price":1495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17653z.jpg?v=1781618952","url":"https:\/\/howardnowes.com\/products\/fine-nayarit-chinesco-type-b-seated-female","provider":"Art for Eternity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}