Posted 11 years ago
irene
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over 2 feet tall!.... cloisonné....ivory....and metal. don't have any idea of how old she is. or where she came from... she has lived in my house for 20 plus years. thinking about giving her an eviction notice.
She is quite impressive and makes a grand statement . Love her
I would like to see her full body and her back :-)
Thank you Manikin for your kind words. I am going to try to post more pics. of her. Any ideas where she might have come from? Irene
I don't have any pics of her back....that would require me to move her and as you can tell by the dust she hasn't budged in a long time. lol... but I did add a few more photos.
Well we know she is Asian but so elaborate I am looking for clues on her . One would think she was a Empress . What is that cage she is holding ? I am between Thailand and China right now . I am sure she is a valuable piece .
I think that cage sort of looks like a lamp of some kind....held by chain and a dragons head. Its funny you would say Empress....this morning I was really looking hard at her for the first time.... and I was thinking she looked like a goddess or warrior. I still don't have a clue as to where she might be from. Your amazing manikin! Thank you for all your help!!!
Irene, you are right that she is a an female chinese worrier, could be mu-lan. Just google the Disney movie with the same name. It's, according to my friend, an export chinese art been made around 1930. My friend is collecting this figures, so I believe there are others around want her too.
She's very impressive. I'd love her!