Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 23rd November 2021
Lot 2033
A CHINESE SUSANCAI MODEL OF LIU HAI RIDING HIS TOAD
Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £2800
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Description
A CHINESE SUSANCAI MODEL OF LIU HAI RIDING HIS TOAD
KANGXI 1662-1722
The God of Wealth sits astride his three-legged amphibious companion, holding a lotus stem and a musical instrument, glazed in ochre and green, 14.8cm.
Provenance: from a British private collection, purchased from D & M Freedman, November 8th 2010. A copy of the invoice is available.
Cf. Von Walter Bondy, Kang- Hsi, p.170 for a closely related figure.