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A HARDSTONE FIGURE OF AN OFFICIAL
19th - 20th century
Standing with solemn expression holding a ruyi
scepter in his left hand, wearing long court robes
and a loose belt, the hat decorated with a pair
of confronted dragons centering a flaming pearl
above cresting waves, the beige stone with gray
mottling in areas, wood stand.
14in (35.5cm) high
$1,000 - 1,500
十九-二十世紀 石雕官人立像
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve.
本拍品不設底價
Provenance:
English Private Collection
Spink & Son Ltd., London, 3 June 1985
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert
(1917-2016) Irving, no. 264
Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2015-present
來源：
英國私人舊藏
倫敦 Spink & Son Ltd. 古董行，1985 年 6 月
3 日
佛羅倫斯 (1920-2018) 及赫伯特·歐雲 (1917-
2016) 伉儷（Florence and Herbert Irving）舊
藏，藏品編號 264
歐雲伉儷贈，2015 年
大都會藝術博物館，2015 年迄今
The figure depicted in the present lot could be
the God of Culture and Literature 文昌帝君,
a Taoist deity in Chinese mythology. Revered
as the patron of civil service examinations, this
deity enjoys widespread popularity throughout
the nation. Typically depicted as a figure holding
either a jade tablet, a ruyi sceptre or a pen, these
symbolic attributes underscore his association
with knowledge, scholarly pursuits, and the
auspices of cultural achievement.

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