TWO WUCAI FIGURES MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

each standing on a rounded rectangular base, one modelled as a young boy bearing a single stem of a lotus flower in his hands, the other as an Immortal wearing a cloak made of leaves and holding a book in his right hand

Private collection, Sweden 

Some minor wear to the enamels on the figure of the boy. Three-pointed firing star crack (ca. 3cm) across the back of his head (under the glaze). Minor glaze frits. Some wear to the enamels on the figure of the immortal, particularly on the back. Overall glaze frittings, in particular around the base and the raised parts of the figure, a crack (ca. 1.5cm) extending from the neck into his shoulders.
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