FOUR CHINESE LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PUPPETS
China, late Qing dynasty, late 19th - 20th century

Comprising two female and two male figures, each with a polychrome-painted and lacquered papier-mâché head, each clad in a traditional, richly embroidered Eastern robe worked with silk and metallic threads and fur, showcasing the variety of attires and fashion prerogatives in late Qing China.

Each approximately 27cm high