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A wucai figure of Shoulao, Ming dynasty, Wanli period

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 A wucai figure of Shoulao, Ming dynasty, Wanli period

 A wucai figure of Shoulao, Ming dynasty, Wanli period. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's.

raised on a plinth painted with clouds and waves breaking against rocks, the deity seated on a recumbent deer with hide dotted with flowers, resting his right hand between his companion’s antlers, his outer robe painted with a circular medallion of cobalt-blue and iron-red waves across the chest, with a scene of a rabbit observing a bat in flight on the back, his long beard and brows painted in underglaze blue - 23.8 cm., 9 3/8  in.

Sotheby's. Chinese Art. Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2015, 03:15 PM 


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