Kui Xing figurine with a leg resting on a mythical fish-dragon; ceramics; Chinese; 18th century; sculpture; height 29 cm; iconography: Kui Xing, dragons, ao mythology., A white glazed ceramic figurine with a glossy finish is shown from the back against a gray background; the figure is seated on an ornate base with swirling decorative relief and has elongated curved elements extending downward on both sides; the surface shows chipped and worn areas with exposed darker material at some edges and joints, and there are small patches of discoloration on the glaze.
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Kui Xing figurine with a leg resting on a mythical fish-dragon; ceramics; Chinese; 18th century; sculpture; height 29 cm; iconography: Kui Xing, dragons, ao mythology., A white glazed ceramic figurine with a glossy finish is shown from the back against a gray background; the figure is seated on an ornate base with swirling decorative relief and has elongated curved elements extending downward on both sides; the surface shows chipped and worn areas with exposed darker material at some edges and joints, and there are small patches of discoloration on the glaze.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Kui Xing figurine leg resting mythical fish-dragon ceramics Chinese 18th century sculpture height 29 cm iconography Kui Xing dragons ao mythology white glazed ceramic figurine glossy finish shown back gray background figure seated ornate base swirling decorative relief elongated curved elements extending downward sides surface chipped worn areas exposed darker material edges joints small patches discoloration glaze.

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