Set of 6 Huishan clay figurine in Box - Chinese Huishan clay figure - Chinese Folk Art Figures 50s

Set of 6 Huishan clay figures original from the 1950s in box
Set of 6 Huishan clay figurine in Box - Chinese Huishan clay figure - Chinese Folk Art Figures

good used condition
Height approx. 1 cm


Huishan clay figurine (Chinese: 惠山泥人; pinyin: Huìshān ní rén) is a traditional Chinese folk art in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China, with a history of more than 400 years. The production of Huishan clay figurines from Wuxi began at the end of the Ming Dynasty and developed in the Qing Dynasty with specialized workshops for Huishan clay art. [On May 20, 2006, Huishan clay figurine was listed as the first group of national intangible cultural heritage with the approval of the State Council of the People's Republic of China.

Huishan clay figurines are clay figurines with concise and full shape, smooth and vivid lines, bright and eye-catching colors, and ingenious and meticulous ideas. The raw material for Huishan clay figurines is black mud mined on the northeast slope of Huishan Mountain about one meter below the ground.