Vintage Chinese Empress On Throne Resin and 50 similar items

What it appears to be This looks like a mid-to-late 20th century decorative resin (or composite stone/resin) Chinese-style court figure, likely made in Taiwan, probably 1960s?1980s, and sold as export decor / collectible statuary. The title ?Vintage Chinese Empress on Throne Resin Figure on Wooden Base Taiwan Republic Of?? almost certainly refers to ?Republic of China (Taiwan)?, which is how many vintage export items were labeled. Taiwan produced a lot of decorative Asian art pieces for export during that era. What I see in your piece 1) Imperial / Empress styling The figure is dressed like a Chinese royal court woman: ornate robe with heavy patterning ceremonial hat / headdress seated throne position prayer beads / necklace formal hand pose holding an object (possibly symbolic treasure / seal / vessel) This is why sellers call it ?Empress? ? though it may represent a court noblewoman, deity, or symbolic imperial figure, rather than a specific historical empress. 2) Throne details The chair backing is very decorative and important: carved dragon / phoenix-like motifs elaborate circular relief on the back lion / guardian-beast feet on throne base In Chinese decorative art: dragon = imperial power phoenix = empress / feminine authority guardian lions = protection / status 3) Material This does not look like carved jade, ivory, porcelain, or bronze. It appears to be: ? cast resin / molded composite ? hand-painted finish ? faux carved antique effect That was very common in Taiwan export decor. 4) Wooden base The separate pedestal base is typical of: gift shop imports collector decor pieces 1960s?1980s export statuary