十七世紀 象牙雕文昌魁星擺件

well carved as Wenchang standing with his head and upper body tilted towards Kuixing with his arm around the latter's shoulder, dressed in long flowing robes and rendered with a long beard, the asistant depicted with a wide open mouth below his bulging eyes gazing upwards at the deity

There are some typical chips to the extremities, especially to the ribbons of Wenchang's hat. The ivory also has some scratches, expected age cracks, loss of pigments and characteristic discolouration.
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邊角處見典型磕損，尤見文昌像帽子緞帶處。象牙見些許裂紋，年久開裂，屬正常。所繪顏料見剝落及褪色。