A PAIR OF CHINESE PAINTED PLASTER 'NODDING HEAD' FIGURES OF AN OFFICIAL AND LADY, QING DYNASTY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY | 清十九世紀初 彩繪泥塑點頭文官仕女擺件一對

A PAIR OF CHINESE PAINTED PLASTER 'NODDING HEAD' FIGURES OF AN OFFICIAL AND LADY

QING DYNASTY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

清十九世紀初 彩繪泥塑點頭文官仕女擺件一對

each modeled standing, and wearing silk garments, the face realistically modeled, the man wearing a robe decorated in the center with a crane, signifying first rank civil official, and holding a snuff bottle in his right hand, the lady wearing a green robe with a yellow vest painted with a front facing dragon

height 14 in.; 35.5 cm