The Phillip Allen Collection - 16 Nov 2023

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A RARE CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE MODEL OF WENCHANG AND KUI XING

£1,000 - £2,000 £4,032

A RARE CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE MODEL OF WENCHANG AND KUI XING
17TH/18TH CENTURY

The God of of Literature stands with his eyes closed, leaning towards Kui Xing and with his arm around his companion's shoulders; the two figures stand on a rocky outcrop, 26.5cm.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

Provenance: from the collection of Phillip Allen (1938-2022).

Cf. J AYERS, Blanc de Chine, Divine Images in Porcelain, p. 95, pl.46, for a related group dated to the 17th century.

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