A blanc-de-Chine figure of Adam

KANGXI

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A blanc-de-Chine figure of Adam
Kangxi
Modelled standing on a rockwork base, clad in a drapery covering his body from the waist to the knees, the arms crossed to the left side, one hand holding the end of the drapery, the shoulder-length hair parted in the middel, downcast expression
23.5 cm. high

Literature

P.J. Donnelly, Blanc-de-Chine, pl.121-c and p.194.

Lot Essay

It has generally been accepted that this figure represents the figure of Adam. It forms a pair with the figure of Eve which is slightly taller. The inventory of Augustus the Strong records six figures of Eve before 1721 confirming the dating of this piece to the Kangxi period.

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