There is such a danger is, given this auction sale prints.
You are right as always , dear Igor Sasha, but there is still a nose , or in your opinion, the European - intuition !
I would venture , she - she !
And if the owner of this work will not solve the spur of the moment to change it to 22 thousand euros, then I will gladly buy it from him , of course hold in your hands . Otherwise it is impossible !

Engraving of the original when printed not know ! Statuette was bought in for 84godu 15tysyach Soviet money , painted with gold paint , and who can show her or how to go to the experts ? Thank you!

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Finally, there is an engraving or don `t know what it is called , can see and discuss ! If you're interested ! The statuette is made on the tusk of an elephant !

And if you start 16 17 then that my friend?

Statuette likely modern China, imitation Kutani.
Porcelain or earthenware.
Photos are disgusting.
About 15,000 rubles smiled.
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Figurine is real - Buddhist Goddess of Mercy Kuan Yin
Ts says - bone, probably so.
Ivory carving in Asia, in the north of the Russian mammoth or walrus - not so rare.

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 When good cards this figurine can cost 10-20 thousand dollars

Not bone.
Porcelain.

Made of bone (ivory, for example) unless painted colors?

Sure.
Much on offer meets Chinese ivory figurines, painted.
However, not as nice as this.
Here, for example.
Carving out the bones.
Not sure, however, that that elephant tusk

More like a porcelain.
Stained bone looks a little different than the statuette presented.
And at the end, I did not see "annual rings" inherent in the present tusks ..

IMHO

Strange as that , you say that the bone , and was bought in '84 in Krasnodar , and you keep saying that the modern china , and even porcelain or earthenware, why would a man write ivory if it is porcelain, you can explain , or do you think that everyone wants to cheat just for you , such a great and intelligent, why put under doubt the word of a man who asks for help in assessing what he wrote , because his mom bought it and kept the 30 year old house , and you saw the greatest modern china , you discriminated against yourself! No offense is so I thought !

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This porcelain huh?

I suppose that is produced in Japan sculpture , ceramics, probably 20th century , the middle . Rather , Satsuma ( Satsuma ) . From SW.
PS : a bit of a brotherhood with Zeya did not drink , and tychite ?
, ... better with a clever lose .. "(c)

No, it is not Japan and ceramics.
This figurine Chinese Buddhist Goddess of Mercy Kuan Yin, carved their bones, obviously - elephant tusk.

Price figurines of ivory was initially very high.

Seen painted enamel paint requiring obzhiga.I what will happen to the bone after firing? By Reference modern Chinese bone shape and the paint is quite different.

Solovlad, I first wrote his report that imitation of Satsuma , then edited by Kutani . What is porcelain or earthenware, I have no doubt . And 99%of modern Chinese . Instead of having to write verbose tirades owner should make a couple of threads quality pictures . Something similar .....

Zeya, you are absolutely right, that's just it though Japan.
From SW.