A group of three famille verte enameled figures of boys


The tallest, Kangxi period, depicting one of the He He Twins holding a vase of lotus stalks and standing on a rectangular plinth (lotus leaf chipped); and two kneeling boys, 19th century, similarly dressed in iron-red breeches and a green coat decorated with colored flowers, the taller boy holding a fruit and a lingzhi fungus branch (minor chips).11, 6 1/4 and 5 3/4in (28, 16 and 14.5cm) high
|ProvenanceThe standing figure purchased from The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, 4 June 1996The two kneeling boys purchased from Jorge Welsh, London, 30 June 1999