TWO CIZHOU PAINTED STONEWARE STANDING FIGURES
MING DYNASTY
£378
Auction: 16 May 2025 from 09:00 BST
Description
明 磁州窯彩繪道士及女俑立像(共兩件)
comprising: a male Daoist figure wearing a long robe holding a fly-whisk; and a female figure holding an attribute with both hands (2)
Dimensions
heights: 4.6cm; 6.3cm
Provenance
Private collection, London; formerly in the property from the Collection of David Billings and Beverly Hall Billings, Nantucket, MA, USA.
倫敦私人收藏;前David及Beverly Hall Billings收藏,美國麻薩諸塞州南塔克特島。
Footnote
Compare to two Cizhou-glazed stoneware figures, with brighter burnt orange glaze, dated to Jin dynasty, in the British Museum, museum nos. 1925,1014.2 and 1925,1014.1