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The present lot could perhaps be a posthumous portrait
of Gu Zhenguan. At this time, Tang Ying (1682-1756) also
commissioned a soapstone portrait of himself carved by
Wang Muzhai, instead of the usual painted portrait on silk
or paper, see D.Ko, The Social Life of Inkstones: Artisans
and Scholars in Early Qing China, Washington, 2017, p.18,
fig.1.2. The style of carving is closely related to Dehua
blanc-de-Chine porcelain. See for example, a related
figure of Wenchang, the God of literature, illustrated in
Dehua Wares Collected by the Palace Museum I, Beijing,
2016, p.168, no.59.
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A GILT-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF AN
IMMORTAL
17th century
Possibly depicting one of the Hehe Erxian, deftly carved
standing with his left hand holding a box and cover, the
right hand held up before the plump torso, with a serene
face turned slightly to his left, two tufts of hair tied into
neat knots, adorned with billowing scarves and loose
robes with floral hems. 47cm (16in) high.
£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 45,000

Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve.
本拍品不設底價

十七世紀 木雕彩漆仙人像

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A RARE BOXWOOD SEATED FIGURE OF GU
ZHENGUAN
Late 17th/18th century
Carved from a solid block, the impassive figure
seated on a textile-draped throne above a foot stool,
holding a ruyi-sceptre along his right arm, wearing
an official hat and a plain robe looped at the sleeves
and retained by a simple belt, the surface of even
pale lustrous tone, the underside incised with the
three-character name Gu Zhenguan.
30in (11 3/4in) high.
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve.
本拍品不設底價

十七世紀晚期/十八世紀 黃楊木雕文人坐像

The name carved underneath is of Gu Zhenguan
(1637-1714) a well-known scholar and poet.
Together with Zhu Yizun (1629-1709) and Chen
Weisong (1626-1682), Gu is considered one of the
three great masters of 17th century Ci lyric poetry.
He is also sometimes grouped with Nalan Xingde
(1655-1685) and Cao Zhenji (1634-1698).

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