KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE BISCUIT FIGURES OF BOYS ON QILIN
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Each boy is modelled with his head turned slightly to the left and right with a smiling expression on his face, and riding a qilin which is standing four square. The mythical beasts are depicted with open mouths showing their red tongues, with white horns and scaly bodies.
10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) high

Provenance

The Richard Bennett collection, Thornby Hall.
The Cowdray Sale, Cowdray Park; Christie's London, 13-15 September 2011, lot 447.

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Lot Essay

A similar pair of boys riding qilin was sold in these rooms, 5 October 1970, lot 160. Another pair from the Price Collection was sold at Sotheby's London, 14 November 2000, lot 341, and illustrated by Michael Cohen and William Motley, Mandarin and Menagerie: Chinese and Japanese Export Ceramic Figures, Vol. 1, The James E. Sowell Collection, Reigate, 2008, no. 4.1, pp. 86-87.

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