Polychrome-painted clay mandarin, China for export, Canton, 19th century The smiling figure is shown standing, wearing a classical robe and a blue coat buttoned at the front and adorned with a fourth-rank mandarin's badge. He wears a beard and the official guanmao (mandarin headdress). The mobile head is mounted on a metal rod weighted at the base, allowing it to swing back and forth. Height: 34.8 cm Accents, missing parts, polychrome defects.