TWO SANCAI-GLAZED ROOF-TILES OF DAOIST FIGURES
LATE MING TO EARLY QING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
£1,008
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 4 November 2022 from 10:00 GMT
Description
明末清初 三彩張果老及漢鍾離八仙人物琉璃瓦（共兩件）
each figure moulded in standing position on an arched tile, Zhang Guolao wearing an officer's crown holding a tube-shaped fish drum in his right hand, and Quan Zhongli holding a fan in his right hand, both similarly holding a peach in their left hands and covered in green, turquoise and aubergine glazes on the stoneware body
Dimensions
heights: 31.5cm and 32cm
Provenance
Provenance: Collection of the late Mr Theodore Schrire of Cape Town (1906 -1991), thence by inheritance
Footnote
Note: A closely comparable Daoist figure roof-tile depicting Zhang Guolao, also dated to the late Ming to early Qing dynasty, 16th-17th century, is in the collection of Princeton University Art Museum, object number y1966-46