Six Chinese gilt-lacquered wooden sculptures of dignitaries and a guard, Ming and later

H.: 35 cm (the tallest)
H.: 23 cm (the smallest)

Provenance:
- The collection of Mr. and Mrs. S., Ghent, Belgium.
- The set of three acquired in April 1991, from Artifacts Antiques, Keerbergen, Belgium, according to the owner's inventory notes.
- The tallest acquired in February 1988 in Paris, according to the owner's inventory notes.
- The seated figure on a horseshoe chair acquired in August 1998, in the L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue antiques market, France, ca. 2002, according to the owner's inventory notes.
- The figure on the far right, acquired in February 1988 in Paris, according to the owner's inventory notes.