清十七 / 十八世紀 德化窰白瓷人像四件

the first a figural group of a lady and a gentleman standing on a square plinth, the lady holding the stalk of a flowering narcissus plant; the second, a group of three musicians seated in a grotto; the third, a seated Guanyin holding a scroll in the left hand over the right knee, an impressed double-gourd seal mark on the reverse; and the fourth, a figure of Bodhidarma, seated on a rock with folded arms resting on the right knee, four wood stands (8)

第一：
馬尚家族， 倫敦，1985
香港蘇富比1989年11月14日，拍品編號141。
第三：
倫敦菲利普斯1992年6月10日，拍品編號210。
第四：
香港蘇富比1989年5月16至17日，拍品編號143。

 

馬尚家族，《德化白瓷展》，倫敦，1985，品號13。

The first figural group of a lady and a gentleman is in good condition. The second, a group of three musicians with some glazed over firing cracks, one of which has caused a break to the stem of the prunus flower. There are some slight firing flaws around the base but otherwise the group is in good condition. The third, a seated Guanyin with some very minor glaze flaws at the hem of the robe, otherwise in good condition. The figure of the Damo is in good condition.
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