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A PeRsIMMON glAZed
PORcelAIN sTATue OF
bhAIsAJyAguRu, QINg dyNAsTy
China, 18th-19th century. The exterior
covered with a lustrous persimmon or ‘café-
au-lait’ glaze of a reddish-brown tone, the
white base with an impressed seal mark Sun
Xian Ji zao. The Medicine Buddha stands on
a double-lotus base, clad in a sanghati, the
folds elegantly draped over the left shoulder.
Provenance: Leslie Gifford Kilborn, USA,
and thence by descent in the same family.
Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895–1972), son
of retta and Omar Kilborn, was born
in Sichuan, China. He greatly advanced
missionary work in west China, was the
author of multiple texts and served as dean
of the College
of Medicine
of the West
China Union
University.
In 1952, he
left China
and became
professor of
physiology at leslie Gifford Kilborn
the University (1895-1972, third from left)
of Hong Kong.
condition: Fine condition with minor wear
and firing flaws. Old repair to three fingers.

Weight: 1,236.8 g
Dimensions: Height 34 cm
One hand holds a myrobalan fruit. The face
shows heavy-lidded fish-shaped eyes, the hair is
in tight curls over the prominent ushnisha.

柿紅釉藥師佛立像，清代
中國，十八至十九世紀。柿紅釉藥師佛立像，底座可
見“孫祥記造”四字款，藥師佛身著袈裟，立於雙
層蓮座上。
來源：美國Leslie Gifford Kilborn收藏，此保存於同
一家族。 Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895–1972), Retta
與Omar Kilborn的兒子，出生於四川，他致力於中
國西部的傳教工作，寫了很多文章，并且是華西協和
大學醫學院院長。1952年他離開中國，成爲香港大學
生理學教授。
品相：品相良好，輕微磨損和燒製瑕疵。三隻手指上
有老修補。
重量：1,236.8 克
尺寸：高 34 厘米
estimate euR 800,-
Starting price EUr 400,-

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