RARE ET IMPORTANTE STATUE DE XIWANGMU EN BOIS LAQUE OR
RARE ET IMPORTANTE STATUE DE XIWANGMU EN BOIS LAQUE OR
RARE ET IMPORTANTE STATUE DE XIWANGMU EN BOIS LAQUE OR
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RARE ET IMPORTANTE STATUE DE MAGU EN BOIS LAQUE OR

CHINE, DYNASTIE QING , EPOQUE KANGXI (1662-1722)

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RARE ET IMPORTANTE STATUE DE MAGU EN BOIS LAQUE OR
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING , EPOQUE KANGXI (1662-1722)
Elle est représentée assise sur un fauteuil. Elle est vêtue d'une robe faite en partie de feuilles, ses épaules sont recouvertes par une capeline. Sa main gauche repose sur sa cuisse, sa main droite est légèrement relevée au niveau de sa poitrine. L'expression de son visage est paisible. Ses cheveux sont coiffés en chignon ; petites restaurations.
Hauteur totale: 146 cm. (57 ½ in.)
Hauteur de la statue: 140 cm. (55 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Formerly in a French private collection, Paris, acquired from Au vieux Venise, 58 Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris, on 18 November 1982.
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A RARE AND LARGE GILT-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF MAGU
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

Lot Essay

Worshiped by many believers in their popular cults, Magu is one of the most popular Daoist female deity in Chinese mythology.
Associated with the elixir of life, she is often depicted as an elegant beautiful lady carrying a Longevity peach and accompanied by a deer and Xiwangmu, the Queen Mother of the West. In our present sculpture, Magu is recognizable by her elongated birdlike fingernails and her robedecorated with artemisia leaves. Sculptures of Magu appear to far less common than those of Guandi or Guanyin. Its monumental size suggest that it was probably made for an important Daoist temple. Compare to another slightly earlier dated gilt-lacquered wood fgure of Weituo Pusa, of a smaller size (133 cm.), sold in Christie’s London, 10 November 2015, lot 239.

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