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400 - Two polychrome porcelain Magot figurines with heads, tongues, and swinging hands. Germany, late 19th/20th century.
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Two polychrome porcelain Magot figurines with heads, tongues, and swinging hands. Germany, late 19th/20th century. H 29 cm, L 30 cm, W 30 cm Depicting Chinese people seated cross-legged, wearing robes decorated with floral motifs and caricatured expressions. “JR” mark in blue. Restorations. This porcelain figure is based on models brought to Europe from Cathay depicting Pu-Tai, the Chinese god of abundance and happiness. During the 18th century, this subject enjoyed enormous popularity as a symbol of exoticism and was nicknamed “Magot,” meaning “monkey.”
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