MID-17TH CENTURY

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AN UNUSUAL DEHUA FIGURE OF A SCHOLAR
MID-17TH CENTURY
The figure is shown seated with his crossed arms resting on a three-legged table/support, and dressed in long flowing robes that gather in pleats and folds about the body. The face is finely modeled with arched brows, bulbous nose, and long incised beard and mustache.
5 in. (13.3 cm.) high

Provenance

Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, circa 1972.

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Lot Essay

A similar Dehua figure of comparable size, dated mid-17th century, and described as a figure of a bearded sage, is illustrated by R. Kerr and J. Ayers, Blanc de Chine; Porcelain from Dehua, Chicago, 2002, no. 22, where it is dated mid-17th century, and where the resemblance to Laozi, the founder of Daoism, is suggested. The two figures are very similar, except for the scroll held in the left hand of the latter figure.

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