明 琺華道教人物坐像

possibly depicting Jiutian xuannü (Mysterious Lady of the Nine Heavens), seated on a high-back throne raised on a plinth, holding a double-gourd in the left hand, fitted to a wood stand (2)

Collection of Martha Baird Rockefeller, 1971.
Sotheby's New York, 11th-12th October 2005, lot 41.

The wood stand has not been removed during examination. Signs of repair to the neck behind the left ear, and damage to the right hand. There are two areas of restoration along the right edge of the screen. Elements on the platform missing. There are minute chips to the extremities, including the tip of the double-gourd and tip of the right foot. There are several hairline cracks and firing cracks, particular to the lower part of the back screen and across one corner of the top of the platform. Overall with expected surface wear and characteristic firing imperfections.
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