DEHUA FIGURE OF AN IMMORTAL WITH DEER AND CRANE
HE CHAOZONG MARK, LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 15 May 2019 at 17:00 BST
£400
Description
the immortal portrayed seated on a tall rocky outcrop flanked by a deer and a crane, his arms resting on a table supported on three scroll-form legs issuing from lion masks, his left hand holding a scroll, his eyes downcast with a contemplative expression, the reverse sealed 'He Chaozong Yin' and 'Dehua'
Dimensions
34cm high
Footnote
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of Dr Johan Carl Kempe (1884 – 1967), founder of the Swedish pulp and paper company Mo och Domsjö AB; gifted by Dr Kempe to the current owner's great grandmother, who was a close family friend.