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Can't post 3rd pic. So strange!

Yes Chinese mud men have value....but what you have are not chinese mudmen. Your's are porcelain figures of "chinese " peo;pe....perhaps made in Japan

Antique Mudman

Chinese mudman figurines are have been produced in China for hundreds of years. The most common figurines on the market are from the Victorian era, when a fascination with all things from "the Orient" swept Europe and America. These charming figurines are easy to recognize, if you know what to look for.

Inspect the glaze. Antique Chinese mudman figurines have brightly colored, lead-based glazes called majolica. The most common colors are black, yellow, brown, green and blue. The low-firing technique often produced crackle in the glaze. Newer kinds of mudmen have matte glazes that are very different. Even if they have a crackle in the glaze, the muted colors will tip you off that the figures are not antiques.

Inspect the face. Most antique figurines have charming faces of wizened old men. The eyes are usually just holes poked into the clay. Nearly all of them have white, flowing beards and bushy eyebrows. The more detailed the features of the face, the better. Pieces made by the most skilled artisans will have more detail and the face will look more lifelike.

Based on the description, they could be authentic. Of course, authentic and valuable aren't always the same.

I have a collection of Chinese mudmen and yes, they do have some value. Looking at current prices on ebay and Etsy, I don’t think they have as much these days as they did when I bought my pieces ten to fifteen years ago. The economy may have something to do with that. Rarer figures will have more value such as women or large figures. Condition also makes a difference in value..

I can’t tell from your pictures, but if they are stamped “China“ on the bottom, they were made in the late 1800s-early 1900s. The mudmen were made for the Chinese export market. Your mudmen definitely look genuine. My advice is to list them on ebay. You can filter a search to sold items to get an idea of what they are selling for these days. Or perhaps contact an antiques dealer to see if there’s any interest in them. i just saw a couple in an antiques store the other day and they were priced at $60 each.

This site provides more information about them: https://mudmantoo.tripod.com/id9.html

One of them has a mark. The other does not have one that I can see. The eyes do appear to be just pokes in the clay.

Or was made before 1891, or was made very recently and had a paper lable