KANGXI
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A FAMILLE VERTE FIGURE OF SHOULAO ON A BUFFALO
kangxi
The detachable bearded figure modelled smiling and wearing a patched loose robe enamelled in green, yellow and aubergine, the right hand holding a ruyi sceptre and the other hidden under the long sleeve, riding a buffalo standing four-square with its head inclined to the left, some restoration
10½ in. (26.6 cm.) high (2)
kangxi
The detachable bearded figure modelled smiling and wearing a patched loose robe enamelled in green, yellow and aubergine, the right hand holding a ruyi sceptre and the other hidden under the long sleeve, riding a buffalo standing four-square with its head inclined to the left, some restoration
10½ in. (26.6 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Richard Bennett, Esq., D.L.
Dr. Herbert von Klemperer.
A.C.J. Wall, no.18.
Anon.Sale, Christie's, 26 April 1939, lot 107 (120 gns.).
Dr. Herbert von Klemperer.
A.C.J. Wall, no.18.
Anon.Sale, Christie's, 26 April 1939, lot 107 (120 gns.).
Literature
Edgar Gorer and J.F. Blacker, Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, London, 1911, vol.I, pl.96.
Exhibited
Berlin, Museum fr Ostasiatische Kunst, Chinesische Kunst, 1929, no.944.
London, Royal Academy of Arts, The International Exhibition of Chinese Art, 1935-6, no.1858.
London, Royal Academy of Arts, The International Exhibition of Chinese Art, 1935-6, no.1858.