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A SANCAI-GLAZED BISCUIT ‘EIGHT
IMMORTALS’ CENSER AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
the vessel of bombé form, the rounded sides
brightly splashed in green, yellow and cream
and textured to simulate rockwork, applied
with the eight figures in high relief, each deity
bearing an identifying attribute, divided by a
pair of lion-mask handles set to either side,
the domed cover with a coin-form aperture
surmounted by a large recumbent lion-form
knop playing with an openwork ball (2)
Height 6½ in., 16.5 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Margery B. (1906-1997) and Lloyd
S. (1892-1979) Gilmour.
Christie’s New York, 6th May 1980, lot 89.

$ 4,000-6,000

清康熙 素三彩貼八仙紋蓋爐

來源
Margery B. (1906-1997) 及 Lloyd S. (1892- 893
1979) Gilmour 伉儷收藏
紐約佳士得1980年5月6日，編號89

894

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ARTHUR
AND SARA JO KOBACKER
A SANCAI-GLAZED BISCUIT
‘GUANYIN AND CHILD’ GROUP
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD

the goddess standing atop a Buddhist lion
wading through turbulent waves, the fabric
of the dhoti and loose robe fluttering in the
wind, a cowl laying across the high chignon,
the left hand supporting a small boy clutching
a lotus stem, a larger boy riding the waves on
a lotus pad nearby, painted and splashed with
emerald-green, dark aubergine, and amber
glazes, the unglazed base with an aperture
Height 12¾ in., 32.4 cm

PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s London, 17th November 1999, lot
894.

$ 4,000-6,000

清康熙 素三彩送子觀音立像
來源
倫敦蘇富比1999年11月17日，編號894

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