GROUPE EN BOIS LAQUÉ ET IVOIRE SCULPTÉ DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIE-XIXE SIÈCLE |

les cinq personnages mobiles en bois finement sculptés et laqués, leurs vêtements rehaussés d'or, reposant sur une base rectangulaire, reprenant la légende de la période Tang dans laquelle Ciu Shannam nourrit de son sein son arrière grand-mère en signe de piété filiale

The four figures are fixed to a rectangular wood base, which is attached to a further bronze base. There are minor chips and bruises to the extremities, and some wear associated with losses/flakes to the lacquer. There are some repainted areas and light age cracks. Some hands may have been later replacement.
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