raku statue ?

[moska]

hi all, I would like more information about this statuette ceramic raku it seems ... Is it really Raku? Is it modern, 19 th, 20 th, or older?
It measures 14cm high,
tanks ...

[Stan]

If I'm not mistaken Raku would have a drip glaze that Im am not seeing here, I think it is Chinese and not Japanese, the statue looks like it was formed by hand you can see the fingerprints in the bottom of the statue, as far as I know that is how the Chinese did there porcelain statues.

[peterp]

This could be a figurine of the longevity god. Handmade, as Stan already stated, I haves some reservations about several points. These do not allow me to evaluate age, as they could be intentional, to make the item look older, or they could just inferior quality.
(1) The many firing faults are a bit too many, and they are all on the front, and (2) the clay on the bottom looks as if it was stuck on after glazing. Usually, the glazing would be last.
As I said, there could be a reason, but to me this poses unresolvable doubts about its age.

[moska]

Thanks , i think that it's not an old statue  ...