TWO FAMILLE ROSE 'HEHE TWINS' GROUPS

EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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TWO FAMILLE ROSE 'HEHE TWINS' GROUPS
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Each modelled as two seated figures emblematic of prosperity and accord, on a marbleized rockwork base, one stringing coins over his head, a toad perched between them
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high (2)

Provenance

Anon. sale, Christie's, Amsterdam, 8 December 1998, lot 223

Lot Essay

The 'three-legged toad' on the front of the base is a symbol of money-making and an attribute of Liu Hai, the twin on the left. For a further discussion and example of this model in the Reeves Collection, see T.V. Litzenburg, op. cit., p. 215, pl. 219.

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