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A DEHUA PORCELAIN FIGURINE OF YUE FEI, REPUBLIC

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A DEHUA PORCELAIN FIGURINE OF YUE FEI, REPUBLIC
A DEHUA PORCELAIN FIGURINE OF YUE FEI, REPUBLIC
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A DEHUA PORCELAIN FIGURINE OF YUE FEI, REPUBLIC PERIOD
China, 1912-1949. Consisting of two dehua porcelain figurines, depicting the military general Yue Fei kneeling with open back, and his mother, holding a staff about to tattoo his back.

Provenance: German private collection.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, the paint brush in the mother's hand lost, with minor manufacturing flaws, such as dark spots.

Weight: 390 g (the figurines)
Dimensions: Height 15.4 cm and 10.5 cm

With a matching wood base of the same period, reading Yue Fei Zhuan (The story of Yue Fei) (3).

Yue Fei was a Chinese military general who lived during the Southern Song dynasty. He is widely seen as a patriot and national folk hero and has evolved into a paragon of loyalty in Chinese culture since his death. According to legend, the mother of Yue Fei tattooed the four Chinese characters jing zhong bao guo (精忠报国) across his back, which can be translated into 'to serve the country with the utmost loyalty'.
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A DEHUA PORCELAIN FIGURINE OF YUE FEI, REPUBLIC

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