Japanese figurines

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Posted by Ninesy
11 years ago
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We bought this at a garage sale and really know nothing at all about it. We just liked the look of it. There are seven male figures attached to a wooden stand. Very detailed and look to be hand sculpted. Two are playing some kind of board game, one has a stringed instrument. One looks to be sipping from a cup. One is writing or painting. There is some writing on the underside of one of the tables but it is so small that I can not get a picture of it and I believe it is in japanese. Any information on what these guys are would be a great help. Thank you for your time.
Category Asian Art
Medium porcelain, clay
Distinguishing marks some writing in japanese
Condition Excellent
Date Period no idea
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KitschyKitann 🌱 Newbie 11 years ago

Hi,

What you have here are Chinese mud figures or "Chinese Mud Man Figures". They are relatively common but since I can not tell their age I can not give you a value.

 You can find out more if you visit these websites: http://gaukartifact.com/2013/03/07/mud-man-figures-of-china/

http://www.ebay.com/gds/Chinese-Mudman-Guide-How-to-tell-vintage-from-new-/10000000000857711/g.html

Good luck!

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