A BLANC DE CHINE FIGURE OF DAMO QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

the bearded ascetic seated in meditation on a rockwork base, his hands hidden beneath the folds of his loose-fitting robe, 20.3cm., 8in; together with a blanc de chine figure of a Luohan, 19th Century, seated holding a fly whisk, the open robes revealing the emaciated chest, a blanc de chine figure of Zhenwu, 17th/18th Century, the figure clad in a suit of armour and seated on rockwork with a snake and tortoise, and a figure of Luohan, 17th/18th Century, the standing figure dressed in loose fitting robes

The Damo figure, Pierre Saque, Paris; the seated Luohan figure, Christie's London, 6th November 2007, lot 187; the Zhenwu figure, Bonham's, 8th November 2004, lot 361; the standing Luohan, Christie's, London 15th May 2007, lot 259.

The all four figures are in very good overall condition with the exception of minor firing imprefections including characteristic short hairline firing cracks and: (seated figure with fly whisk) a 5mm chip to the bottom right edge of the robe.
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