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Set of clay and wire figures, with metal litter for bride. From China or Korea. The figures are not well articulated. The dress may be Chinese or Korean. The colors associated with the bride and the bride's hat indicate possible Korean affiliation. The hats, white with red also seem to indicate Korean attribution. A-P: Painted clay and wire figures carrying glass lantern globes and two painted clay and wire lamp (?) posts. The eight figures are hand formed from a brown clay. Each figure is penetrated by a long, thin wire which serves as a hanger for the glass globe lantern the figure carries in the front and a stand which allows the figure to remain upright in a standing position in the back. Each figure wears a hat painted red and white, the faces are painted pink with black lines for eyebrows and eyes, a green tunic covers the hands and is accented with a red sash and a dot motif consisting of a red center and white "petals", the legs are painted yellow and the feet, black. Each figure has areas of peeling paint and some cracking in the clay, especially at the top of the legs. Figure --- has a broken and detached leg; figure --- has a broken globe. Two lamp posts consist of a clay base painted white, with a long wire painted red projecting vertically and ending in a bronze colored knob with a tan square top. Q-Z: Figures similar to those above, carrying various musical instruments. Q,R have gold painted horns. S has a wire stick. T,V have gold painted bells. U has a gold painted gong. W-Z have drums with painted white top and gold sides; a banner with green, red, and white crane is attached to the front of each drum. AA: Painted metal litter (palanquin) with eight attendants wearing blue shirts and yellow pants. The litter has a detachable roof with decorative wire and metal bead attachments. The litter is painted red with a green border and blue, pink, white, and green floral designs. Suspended from the roof are clay tassles painted pink, light blue, dark blue, red, green, and yellow. AB: Clay pot painted black with white stand. AC: Bride with bright pink dress and small black hat. AD, AE: Ceramic buildings painted red, mustard yello, and grey. AD-AH: Ceramic wall corners painted in the same color scheme as the buildings. AI, AJ, AL: Ceramic, flat wall pieces painted in the same color scheme as the buildings. AK: Grey clay wall corner.

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