IMMORTAL WITH WATER JAR Lot n° 532

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