Asian Art I - 20th May 2015
Lot 231
A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURE OF WENCHANG XING 18TH CENTURY The god of literature seated on a...
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A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURE OF WENCHANG XING
18TH CENTURY
The god of literature seated on a plinth, wearing a hat with two braids, his right hand tucked beneath his waist band, his robes falling over his left hand, 26.5cm.
Cf. S Marchant & Son, Blanc de Chine, p.49, no.27, for another model of Wenchang with attendants and a horse.