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<p>[QUOTE="escmode, post: 859412, member: 10842"]Having done more research, I think my two are the taoist HeHe Twins / Immortals, seen in the example below:</p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Hehe_IMG_4974.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hehe_IMG_4974.JPG" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hehe_IMG_4974.JPG" rel="nofollow">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hehe_IMG_4974.JPG</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I'm also wondering if they might originate from the Shinwan kilns of the late Qing/early republic period? At least, that's what I'm hoping. I understand that the Sancai glaze was a Shiwan speciality as mentioned <a href="http://www.koh-antique.com/shiwan/shiwan.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.koh-antique.com/shiwan/shiwan.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/15288367-3-shiwan-pottery-figures-china-late-19th-century" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/15288367-3-shiwan-pottery-figures-china-late-19th-century" rel="nofollow">https://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/15288367-3-shiwan-pottery-figures-china-late-19th-century</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Regardless, since researching the pair, they have really grown on me. I bought these initially to sell on, but don't think I could part with them now - giving me good vibes, so they are <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="escmode, post: 859412, member: 10842"]Having done more research, I think my two are the taoist HeHe Twins / Immortals, seen in the example below: [IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Hehe_IMG_4974.JPG[/IMG] [URL]https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hehe_IMG_4974.JPG[/URL] I'm also wondering if they might originate from the Shinwan kilns of the late Qing/early republic period? At least, that's what I'm hoping. I understand that the Sancai glaze was a Shiwan speciality as mentioned [URL='http://www.koh-antique.com/shiwan/shiwan.htm']here[/URL]. [URL]https://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/15288367-3-shiwan-pottery-figures-china-late-19th-century[/URL] Regardless, since researching the pair, they have really grown on me. I bought these initially to sell on, but don't think I could part with them now - giving me good vibes, so they are :)[/QUOTE]
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