Fine Asian Art - 14th November 2023

Lot 53

AN UNUSUAL CHINESE POLYCHROME-ENAMELLED DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANDI

Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £3780

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Description

AN UNUSUAL CHINESE POLYCHROME-ENAMELLED DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANDI

THE PORCELAIN 17TH/18TH CENTURY, THE ENAMELS LATER

Decorated with a crimson face, he stands wearing flowing robes with his hands clasped inside his long sleeves, with armour visible to his upper chest, his green robe is decorated with a blue-faced horned dragon and with clouds, his flat hat with tassels flowing over his shoulders, 32cm.

Provenance: Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916), purchased by Viscountess Broome (1893-1896), Sotheby's London, 17th November 1938, lot 251, and thence by descent through the family.

十七/十八世紀 德化後加彩關帝像
來源:霍雷肖•赫伯特•基奇納元帥
(1850-1916),由布魯姆子爵夫人(1893-1896)從倫敦蘇富比1938年11月17日(編號251)購回,之後由家族繼承。