A 'DEHUA' FIGURE OF TUDI GONG QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD

seated on a throne, wearing a tall scholar's hat and voluminous robes belted with a long sash tied in front extending to the feet, the bearded face with contemplative expression

Blanc de Chine: Divine Images in Porcelain, China Institute Gallery, New York, 2002, cat. no. 48.

The figure has an approx. 1 x 1 1/2 in. polished down area at the base in the back. There are typical scattered short firing tears. The glaze is a bit creamier in color than illustrated in the catalogue photo.
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A similar example was sold in these rooms 8th May 1980, lot 211.