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18th century
Modelled as the Immortal Cao Guojiu and Zhang Guo Lao, standing upon moulded bases decorated with crashing waves, the robes later decorated with scattered flower sprays.
The tallest: 22.5cm (8 7/8in) high. (2).
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十八世紀 倫敦后加彩德化窯人像兩件
Provenance: Acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, October 2012 (collector's notes)
Published and Illustrated: M. White, People at the Whites' House: Ceramics from the Mary and Peter White Collection, vol.5, n.p., 2024, p.103
These rare figures were enamelled in London circa 1750-1760, probably in the workshop of James Giles. For a similar 18th century Chinese export porcelain figure with this distinctive moulded wave design to the base and similar enamelled flower over-decoration see, , Stephen Hanscombe, Stockspring Antiques, 2008, page 76, items 64, 65 and 66, illustrated on page 77.