THREE IVORY FIGURES OF IMMORTALS LATE MING DYNASTY The tallest figure, the female immortal He Xiangu, shown grinding the 'elixir of life' in a mortar she holds in her left hand, wearing long high-collared robes belted at the waist with a knotted sash and with long sleeves, a celestial scarf billowed behind her head, the top of her head filled in with a wood cap and her feet added; the second figure depicting Han Xiangzi playing the flute, his long robes belted below his belly with a girdle of leaves and a sash, his face well carved with a gentle expression; the third a figure of Cao Guoqiu shown holding a jade tablet, his face well carved with long beard and kind expression below an official's cap painted black (repaired) 11¼, 7 7/8 and 8½in. (28.5, 20 and 21.5cm.) high, wood stands (3)
THREE IVORY FIGURES OF IMMORTALS LATE MING DYNASTY The tallest figure, the female immortal He Xiangu, shown grinding the 'elixir of life' in a mortar she holds in her left hand, wearing long high-collared robes belted at the waist with a knotted sash and with long sleeves, a celestial scarf billowed behind her head, the top of her head filled in with a wood cap and her feet added; the second figure depicting Han Xiangzi playing the flute, his long robes belted below his belly with a girdle of leaves and a sash, his face well carved with a gentle expression; the third a figure of Cao Guoqiu shown holding a jade tablet, his face well carved with long beard and kind expression below an official's cap painted black (repaired) 11¼, 7 7/8 and 8½in. (28.5, 20 and 21.5cm.) high, wood stands (3)
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