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EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT PAINTED CLAY NODDING-HEAD FIGURES OF A MANDARIN AND HIS WIFE
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Each with an arm raised to the chest, in elaborately decorated robes, she with flowers in her hair, wearing earrings and holding a scarf, he with an official's hat and horsehair plait, refreshments to decoration
11 ½ in. (29.5 cm.) high
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Each with an arm raised to the chest, in elaborately decorated robes, she with flowers in her hair, wearing earrings and holding a scarf, he with an official's hat and horsehair plait, refreshments to decoration
11 ½ in. (29.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 26 January 2015, lot 193.
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