

CHINA
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1661–1722)
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QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1661–1722)
A biscuit-paste figure of a servant decorated with green-glaze enamels, depicted standing with his right hand on his hip and his left hand holding a gilded bronze pole adorned with porcelain flowers and supporting two small painted glass lanterns. He is dressed in a tunic decorated with lotus motifs on a black background and yellow trousers with small floral patterns, his feet clad in high black boots. His round face has a cheerful expression, with lively eyes surmounted by eyebrows rendered as small swirls, and his hair tied into two small buns protruding from the sides of his head.
With a gilded bronze base, later converted into a lamp.
Total height: 33 cm
A pair of similar figures sold by Christie’s at the ‘Noble & Private Collections Part I’ sale on 25 April 2017 in London, lot 126.
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