LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY

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AN IVORY FIGURE OF ZHENGLI QUAN
LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
The bearded figure shown holding a fan, his body following the curve of the tusk
9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm.) high, wood stand

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This figure of the Daoist immortal Zhengli Quan, who is usually shown holding a fan, is similar to two others illustrated in Ivories of China and the East, Spink & Son Ltd., London, November 1984, nos. 7 and 13. See, also, the figure illustrated in Chinese Ivories from the Kwan Collection, Art Gallery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1990, no. 47, which is dated Ming dynasty, Wanli-Chongzhen (1573-1644).