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MING DYNASTY, LATE 16TH-EARLY 17TH CENTURY
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**TWO IVORY FIGURES
Ming dynasty, late 16th-early 17th century
Comprising a figure of Shoulao, the God of Longevity, the jovial immortal shown seated wearing long, flowing robes and carrying a peach in his raised right hand; the other a figure of an official, shown wearing long robes, his arms raised to his chest, his finely carved face with benign expression, wearing a rounded cap with two ribbons trailing from the back
11 5/8 and 10 3/8 in. (29.4 and 26.3 cm.) high (2)
Ming dynasty, late 16th-early 17th century
Comprising a figure of Shoulao, the God of Longevity, the jovial immortal shown seated wearing long, flowing robes and carrying a peach in his raised right hand; the other a figure of an official, shown wearing long robes, his arms raised to his chest, his finely carved face with benign expression, wearing a rounded cap with two ribbons trailing from the back
11 5/8 and 10 3/8 in. (29.4 and 26.3 cm.) high (2)
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