The Mandarin with a red nose (2020) Sculpture by Elena Uljancic

My tribute to the Chinese folk tales of old. An elegant and delicate piece of work in pristine white colour.

Just like with my Medieval monk, when I made him this figure too as a part of the series of sculptures in white, he looked a bit too serious in his ancient mysterious ways, so, again, I decided to give him a twist, a touch of lightness - hence the almost comic red dot on his nose.
That's at least my idea of this odd mandarin.

But, here comes the fun part: if you happen to like my sculptures, and eventually decide to buy them, you don't have to go with my story at all - instead you can invent a name for each of these figurines, or perhaps come up with a story of your own. (Or, you can just enjoy them.)

Just a short final note: this particular technique – ceramics - is completely unpredictable. So due to its nature, one can never tell the final result with certainty. In other words, you can’t, even if you'd want to, get two exactly same figures. Each one is totally unique.

So, if you feel you have someone unique in your life, someone who you think deserves a unique gift, this is your place.
That special someone might be you.

So, if you feel you have someone unique in your life, someone who you think deserves a unique gift, this is your place.
That special someone might be you.

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