IMMORTAL WITH WATER JAR
Bronze
China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Fine figure, possibly a fairy and an accompanying figure of Xiwangmu (“The Queen Mother of the West”), clad in a noble long robe with artemisia, and bearing a ruyi-symbol on her breast. The face is delicate and with a slightly smiling expression, the hair coiffed in a top knot. With separately casted hands, one holding the jar containing the elixir of immortality.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 24 CM
Condition: Deep blackening and patina, some fingers lost, and head reattached but overall in good condition
Provenance: German private collection
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