Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 23rd November 2021
Lot 2035
A RARE CHINESE MODEL OF A SCHOLAR
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £7000
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Description
A RARE CHINESE MODEL OF A SCHOLAR
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The scholar sits at his desk with his eyes half-closed in contemplation, leaning on his right elbow, with a brush pot and other scholarly paraphernalia before him, decorated with a blue and pale celadon glaze, with areas left in the biscuit, 15cm.
Provenance: from a British private collection, purchased from Jorge Welsh, 3rd November 2012. A copy of the invoice is available.
Illustrated: S Marsh, Brushpots: A Collector's View, frontispiece for a detail of this figure.