Mandarin et son épouse en plâtre peint Chine, dynastie Qing, fin du XVIIIE-début du XIXE siècle

debouts sur leur socle en bois peint, la tête mobile, le mandarin vêtu d'une robe brodée d'un phénix et coiffé du chapeau et de la longue natte traditionnels, la dame de cour arborant une longue robe fleurie, la chevelure retenue en un haut chignon, tenant un éventail dans sa main droite ; accidents

Lady : neck broken ; there is a break starting from the collar and going on her right shoulder (as visible on the catalogue illustration) with a small associated loss ; some old cracks and wears as expected. Official : a loss on his right shoulder as visible on the catalogue illustration ; some accidents restored to the hat ; old wears and few old cracks as expected ; the figure slightly detached from the wooden base ; the actual color of both is slightly darker than the catalogue illustration would suggest.
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