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PROPERTY FROM A HONG KONG PRIVATE FAMILY This piece is particularly attractive for the soft and expressive
COLLECTION modelling of the figure’s facial features, which exudes a sense
A LARGE CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF A of serenity and confidence. The simple and low-relief folds of
FEMALE IMMORTAL her robes which fall in vertical parallel lines are reminiscent
of stone sculpture and further emphasise the majesty of the
SONG – MING DYNASTY
large seated figure. Compare a similarly carved sculpture of a
possibly depicting Xiwangmu, Queen Mother of the West, female figure with the hands concealed beneath a cloth, sold
the seated immortal clad in long flowing robes falling into at Christie’s New York, 17th September 2008, lot 383; another
with traces of gilding, sold at Christie’s London, 14th-17th June
voluminous folds and draped over with a shawl at the
1985, lot 398; and a third included in the exhibition Cultural
shoulders, her hands resting on her lap and concealed under
neatly pleated garments, the face with a benevolent expression Artifacts of Taoism, National Museum of History, Taipei, 2006,
with downcast eyes and a gentle smile, flanked by a pair of p. 131. See also a wood figure of a standing deity, attributed
to the Northern Song period, illustrated in Zhongguo meishu
pendulous ears suspending beaded earrings, the hair gathered
quanji. Diaosu bian [The complete series on Chinese art.
into a high chignon crowned with a phoenix headdress
88 cm, 34⅝ in. Sculpture], vol. 5, Beijing, 1988, pl. 84, together with a much
larger polychrome painted example, dressed in a similar robe,
PROVENANCE pl. 83.
Christie’s South Kensington, 19th June 1998, lot 574.
HK$ 200,000-300,000
US$ 25,700-38,500
宋至明 木雕道教仙姑坐像
來源：
倫敦佳士得1998年6月19日，編號574

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