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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9684621, member: 8267"]He is a rather nice example of a type of Chinese bone carving which was usually made in pairs, representing an emperor and empress. Elaborate versions were made in ivory. Examples of the simpler forms made of bone (probably ox/cow leg bones) seem to have been commonly produced around the first half of the 20th century. Some of the emperors appear to have separate hats, and I suspect the two pins on the head of your figure may have held on a hat, now missing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a pair sold on catawiki - </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]470923[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.catawiki.com/es/l/8584257-pair-of-carved-bone-emporer-and-empress-figurines-china-first-half-20th-century" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.catawiki.com/es/l/8584257-pair-of-carved-bone-emporer-and-empress-figurines-china-first-half-20th-century" rel="nofollow">https://www.catawiki.com/es/l/8584257-pair-of-carved-bone-emporer-and-empress-figurines-china-first-half-20th-century</a></p><p><br /></p><p>You can see other examples with this google image search (which also includes many of the finer ivory carvings) -</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Chinese+carved+bone+figurines+emperor+and+empress+history&tbm=isch&hl=en&bih=756&biw=1596&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwit9I-nqYmEAxUp7ckDHbGqCKYQBXoECAEQQA" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Chinese+carved+bone+figurines+emperor+and+empress+history&tbm=isch&hl=en&bih=756&biw=1596&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwit9I-nqYmEAxUp7ckDHbGqCKYQBXoECAEQQA" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/search?q=Chinese+carved+bone+figurines+emperor+and+empress+history&tbm=isch&hl=en&bih=756&biw=1596&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwit9I-nqYmEAxUp7ckDHbGqCKYQBXoECAEQQA</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9684621, member: 8267"]He is a rather nice example of a type of Chinese bone carving which was usually made in pairs, representing an emperor and empress. Elaborate versions were made in ivory. Examples of the simpler forms made of bone (probably ox/cow leg bones) seem to have been commonly produced around the first half of the 20th century. Some of the emperors appear to have separate hats, and I suspect the two pins on the head of your figure may have held on a hat, now missing. Here is a pair sold on catawiki - [ATTACH=full]470923[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.catawiki.com/es/l/8584257-pair-of-carved-bone-emporer-and-empress-figurines-china-first-half-20th-century[/URL] You can see other examples with this google image search (which also includes many of the finer ivory carvings) - [URL]https://www.google.com/search?q=Chinese+carved+bone+figurines+emperor+and+empress+history&tbm=isch&hl=en&bih=756&biw=1596&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwit9I-nqYmEAxUp7ckDHbGqCKYQBXoECAEQQA[/URL][/QUOTE]
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