Late Ming, Circa 1650; standing jovial figures with made up white faces and polychrome robe and trousers, 9 in. H.
Condition Report Lacking hands(they were made separate), lacking hair ornament/hat, each figure with damaged area on base, glaze chips, one figure with head reattached to body otherwise good condition
Provenance From the Estate of Jkvr. Christine Jacoba Tjarda van Starkenborgh (1924-2000), daughter of Jhr. A.W.L. Tjarda van Starkenborgh (1888-1979) of the Province of Gronegin, Netherlands, last Governor General of the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) prior to WW II; daughter of Christine Marburg (1891-1989) of Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.