A MING IVORY FIGURE OF ZHONG LIQUAN, carved conforming with the curve of the tusk with shallow-relief folds and belt, the right hand holding a fan, the face bearded, the head with a wood cap (sides slightly reduced, cap restored), Ming Dynasty, circa 1580-1644
细节
A MING IVORY FIGURE OF ZHONG LIQUAN, carved conforming with the curve of the tusk with shallow-relief folds and belt, the right hand holding a fan, the face bearded, the head with a wood cap (sides slightly reduced, cap restored), Ming Dynasty, circa 1580-1644
22cm. high
展览
Oriental Ceramic Society, Chinese Ivories from the Shang to the Qing, 1984, Catalogue, p.67, no.45
拍品专文
The carving of only one arm on Zhangzhou ivory figures is not uncommon, usually holding an iconographic object, reinforcing the figure's characteristics