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PAIRE DE STATUETTES DE DAMES EN PORCELAINE DE LA STATUETTE DE GUANYU EN PORCELAINE DE LA
FAMILLE ROSE FAMILLE ROSE
XVIIIe siècle XVIIIe siècle
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE FIGURES OF LADIES A FAMILLE ROSE FIGURE OF GUANYU
18th century 18th century
Each colourfully decorated, holding in its right hand a lotus stem, The bearded figure modelled seated with his right hand holding a
looking to one side, standing atop an oval pedestal surrounded by book, his left hand resting on his knee, clad in armour beneath a
moulded relief crashing waves. dragon robe, the face with studious expression framed by an
The largest 23.6cm (9 1/2in) high. (2). elaborate helmet.
24cm (10in) high.
€300 - 500
€200 - 300
Provenance:
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021) Provenance:
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
十八世紀 粉彩仕女立像一對
This figure may be identified as Guanyu who is the deified form of the
來源： historical hero General Guan Yu who lived in the late second to early
巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏 third centuries AD. His exploits were dramatised in oral tales, dramas
and the renowned Ming novel San Guo Zhi Yan Yi (Romance of the
Three Kingdoms). See a related ormolu-mounted famille rose figure of
Guanyu, 18th century, which was sold at Christie’s New York,
31 March 2016, lot 1281.

十八世紀 粉彩關公夜讀像
來源：
巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏

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