The Phillip Allen Collection - 16th November 2023
Lot 1281
A RARE CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE MODEL OF WENCHANG AND KUI XING
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £4032
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Description
A RARE CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE MODEL OF WENCHANG AND KUI XING
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The God of of Literature stands with his eyes closed, leaning towards Kui Xing and with his arm around his companion's shoulders; the two figures stand on a rocky outcrop, 26.5cm.
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
Provenance: from the collection of Phillip Allen (1938-2022).
Cf. J AYERS, Blanc de Chine, Divine Images in Porcelain, p. 95, pl.46, for a related group dated to the 17th century.