A Chinese stoneware tilemakers figure of Guandi, Ming dynasty, 16th to 17th century
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ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
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Cape Town
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A Chinese stoneware tilemakers figure of Guandi, Ming dynasty, 16th to 17th century
height: 26,5cm excluding base, 30cm including base; width: 22cm; depth: 13cm
Notes
A turquoise-glazed stoneware figure depicting Kwan Ti seated in formal posture, wearing a scholar’s cap and flowing robe, with the face left in biscuit. The figure rests on a rocky base and is mounted on a later carved wood stand. Kwan Ti was venerated as a symbol of loyalty, righteousness and military virtue, and such figures were commonly used in household and temple shrines as protective and moral exemplars.
Provenance
Bluett & Sons, London.
Private Collection.
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