Lot 185
GROUP OF THREE FAMILLE ROSE FIGURES OF 'SANXING' IMMORTALS
REPUBLIC PERIOD
Auction: 13 March 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
民國 游伯椿（游長子）及福建會館款 粉彩三星擺件 帶展示盒
moulded standing as the God of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity, wearing finely enamelled robes, the bases impressed with ‘Fujian Huiguan’ and artist's ‘You Bochun Zao’ marks, all in a bespoke glass and wooden case (3)
Dimensions
heights: 41.9cm, 40.5cm, 39.7cm; case: 64.7cm wide x 51.5cm high x 29.7cm deep
Provenance
Private Scottish collection, Glasgow; Inherited from current owner's father, who worked for Harrisons & Crosfield as a plantation manager in Malaysia during the 1960's-1970s. Acquired then, possibly from Malaka.
Footnote
You Bochun (1972-1922), also known as You Zhangzi, was born in Fujian. He was a famous porcelain sculpture artist in Jingdezhen during the Republic of China, specializing in large-scale porcelain sculptures.
Compare to three famille rose figures of Guan Yu, Guan Ping, and Zhou Cang, all with impressed with 'Fujian Huiguan’ and ‘You Bochun Zao’ marks, offered in Poly Beijing, 7 July 2023, lot 5919.