Asian Art I - 22nd May 2013

Lot 297

Two rare Chinese polychrome models of Immortals Jiajing 1522-66

Estimate £15,000 - £20,000 | Hammer £14000

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Description

Two rare Chinese polychrome models of Immortals Jiajing 1522-66, each standing wearing flowing robes, decorated with phoenix and Buddhist lion dogs, flowers and cloud scrolls, one holding a lingzhi fungus, the other a peach branch, 29.8cm. (2)

Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, September 21st 2005, lot 66, from the descendants of Elliott Whitney.

明嘉靖  五彩仙人立像 一組兩件

來源:埃洛特·懷特尼家族收藏,紐約蘇富比2005年11月21日·編號66