W200xD150xH500mm, China
This figurine was made from the famous Shi Wan pottery town in the Guang Dong region. Their figurines are typical to have a glazeless delicate facial and hand depiction while contrasting with an expressive and bold glazing on the clothing. Another example can be seen in an earlier post, “Shi Wan Figurines“.
The general depicted here is one of the “3 good blokes” of the Tang dynasty, Pei Yuan Qing, his weapon is a pair of golden melon hammer.
You will be seen in this clip how the weapon is being used (well at least in the Beijing opera). This is a graduation show from the students of the Beijing opera school.
My dog spike has started sighing, ok ok, I promise no more Chinese opera reference for a while.
Mountain Folkcraft 