Property from Various Owners
Three Longquan celadon and biscuit Buddhist figures
Ming dynasty
An assembled group of figures, including a figure of Puxian seated cross-legged on a lotus howdah riding an elephant, together with a Buddhist figure seated on a plinth with a mandorla a seated with a figure of Wenshu, seated cross-legged on a lion.
8 3/4in (22.2cm), 9in (22.8cm), and 8in (20.3cm) high
An assembled group of figures, including a figure of Puxian seated cross-legged on a lotus howdah riding an elephant, together with a Buddhist figure seated on a plinth with a mandorla a seated with a figure of Wenshu, seated cross-legged on a lion.
8 3/4in (22.2cm), 9in (22.8cm), and 8in (20.3cm) high
Sold for
US$ 74,500
inc. premium
Footnotes
- A nearly identically sized and posed Puxian from the Edward T. Chow Collection was offered in Sotheby's London sale, December 16th, 1980, lot 327.
Category: Asian Art
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