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A RARE LARGE STUCCO FIGURE OF KUIXING
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY, 10TH-11TH CENTURY
The immortal is shown standing on his right foot with his left kicked
behind him, wearing short, loose robes and celestial scarves, holding
a brush in his raised right hand and an ingot in the other.
30¬ in. (77.8 cm.) high, black stand

$10,000-15,000
PROVENANCE:
Acquired in Hong Kong, July 1994.
EXHIBITED:
New York, Kaikodo, 1999.
LITERATURE:
Kaikodo Journal, New York, Autumn 1999, no. 63.
The god of successful examinations and literature, Kuixing is
generally depicted standing on a fish, tortoise or dragon, with one
arm raised holding a pen and the other holding an ingot.

The modeling and demeanor of the present figure relate to a pair
of painted wood guardians from an early Song dynasty temple in
Dingzhou, Hebei province, illustrated in Zhongguo meishu quanji,
diaosubian 5, Wudai Song diaosu, Beijing, 1988, fig. 79. These
stylistic elements derive from Tang dynasty prototypes, such as
an earthenware figure of a guardian illustrated in Tangdai yishu,
Xi’an, 1991, fig. 62, p. 69 which is modeled in a similarly spirited and
expressive pose.

北宋 泥塑魁星點斗像
來源:
於1994年7月購自香港。
展覽:
紐約, 懷古堂, 1999年。
出版:
《懷古堂》, 紐約, 1999年秋季刊, 63號。