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Title: Chinese? figurine playing gu-qin
Post by: ChrisJ on November 22, 2013, 09:34:50 AM
I am helping a friend sell his late sister's estate. The stuff has been in storage since 1989 and is mostly new in original boxes. His sister lived in Japan twice and in Turkey. Some of the items are Korean, Japanese besides Chinese. This particular figure is porcelain type of material with nice details such as hair ornament and earrings. She is playing a musical instrument that I believe is a type of zither called a Gugin or Gu Qin.
Title: Re: Chinese? figurine playing gu-qin
Post by: mart on November 22, 2013, 11:57:20 AM
Mark, stamp or anything on the bottom ??  Pic of it please !!
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Post by: KC on November 22, 2013, 08:20:59 PM
Welcome ChrisJ!  Please post any markings on the piece (from maker).  Also height/dimensions!
Title: Re: Chinese? figurine playing gu-qin
Post by: ChrisJ on November 24, 2013, 05:02:33 PM
Quote from: mart on November 22, 2013, 11:57:20 AM
Mark, stamp or anything on the bottom ??  Pic of it please !!
The figure is 5" high and 4 1/2 " wide across the widest part. Attached is a picture of the bottom--I had a hard time getting a picture of the  mark on the bottom.
Title: Re: Chinese? figurine playing gu-qin
Post by: mart on November 24, 2013, 07:19:57 PM
Can`t make heads or tails of the mark !! Is that a paper sticker ??
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Post by: Ipcress on November 25, 2013, 06:37:58 AM
Take a picture of the impressed mark outside in broad daylight.

Do you have a macro setting on the camera ?
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Post by: KC on November 25, 2013, 11:30:30 AM
Believe the instrument could be a koto.  Japanese/Chinese/Asian music players were popular in the early 1900's and you can find postcards from that time period that were popular of Japanese women playing the instruments as well.  If you search ebay "vintage asian woman playing instrument" you will get lots of examples in porcelain, glassware and postcards/ads.

Similar one for sale on ebay for $38?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-HAND-PAINTED-Porcelain-ASIAN-WOMAN-Figurines-Playing-INSTRUMENT-/321252755724?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4acc28090c (http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-HAND-PAINTED-Porcelain-ASIAN-WOMAN-Figurines-Playing-INSTRUMENT-/321252755724?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4acc28090c)

and another similar one with stand for $29.99?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Porcelain-Japanese-Woman-Playing-Instrument-Figurine-w-stand-/161152507726?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2585701f4e (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Porcelain-Japanese-Woman-Playing-Instrument-Figurine-w-stand-/161152507726?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2585701f4e)
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Post by: Ipcress on November 25, 2013, 12:36:19 PM
Second is the same maker, KC !
Title: Re: Chinese? figurine playing gu-qin
Post by: ChrisJ on November 25, 2013, 05:14:53 PM
The second listing on ebay looks like the one I have so thanks so  much for all your help.