A CHINESE EXPORT PAINTED CLAY NODDING-HEAD FIGURE OF A COURTIER
FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
Modelled standing with a handkerchief in one hand, wearing a hat and his hair in a plait of horsehair, his robes elaborately decorated with clouds and dragons, an old paper label to the reverse illegibly inscribed, refreshments to decoration
13 ½ in. (34.5 cm.) high
A CHINESE EXPORT PAINTED CLAY NODDING-HEAD FIGURE OF A COURTIER
FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
Modelled standing with a handkerchief in one hand, wearing a hat and his hair in a plait of horsehair, his robes elaborately decorated with clouds and dragons, an old paper label to the reverse illegibly inscribed, refreshments to decoration
13 ½ in. (34.5 cm.) high
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