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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, CRYSTAL
RIVER, FLORIDA
1848
A POLYCHROME-ENAMELED AND
BISCUIT FIGURE OF A SEATED LUOHAN
IMPRESSED SEAL OF ZENG LONGSHENG,
REPUBLIC PERIOD
The fgure is shown holding a large pearl with both
of his hands while seated on a large rock next to
an alms bowl, with his right leg raised above a
dragon in a submissive position. His brown robe
is gathered over one arm to reveal a cream-toned
undergarment decorated with roundels and other
patterns. The maker’s mark, Zeng Longsheng, is
stamped on the base.
16Ω in. (41.9 cm.) high

$10,000-15,000

Zeng Longsheng (1901-1964) was a celebrated
potter at the Jingdezhen kilns who specialized in
fgural sculptures. A complete set of the Eighteen
Luohan by Zeng Longsheng, including a fgure
very similar to the present example, can be found
in the collection of the University Museum and
Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong. The
set was donated to the museum by Sir Kenneth
Ping-fan Fung.
Another enameled and biscuit fgure of a luohan
by Zeng Longsheng sold at Christie’s New York,
18-19 September 2014, lot 983.
民國 曾龍昇款粉彩羅漢坐像

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