Chinese Antique Hand Crafted & Hand Painted Mud Man Figurine With A Fish On His Line

$195.00

Description

This artistic and authentic Chinese mudman has a fish on his line. It is hand painted, and has a holder for his fishing pole on one side. It measures 4″ high x 4″ wide. The bottom has no markings, which indicates it was made prior to 1890. The mud men figures were made in China predominantly in the 19th and 20th century. Each of these figurines were made by hand. This one is in excellent condition.

The fascinating story of the origin of the mudmen figurines is explained in the following article:

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