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Two painted biscuit heads of luohan
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Two painted biscuit heads of luohan
3 3/4 and 3 3/8in (9.5 and 8.5cm) height of heads
5 3/8 and 5 7/8in (13.5 and 20cm) height including wood stand
Footnotes
雕瓷羅漢頭像兩尊 曾龍昇風格
Two slightly larger heads but of commensurate detail and quality were published in Simon Kwan, The Muwen Tang Collection: Chinese Porcelain of the Republic Period [Muwen Tang Shoucang Quanji: Minguo Ciqi] (Muwen Tang Fine Arts Ltd, Hong Kong: 2008), nos. 97-98, pp. 252-255. Kwan describes one head as 'attributed to,' and one head as 'sealed by' the notable 20th century ceramicist Zeng Longsheng (1901-1964).
A group of six heads of similar size to the present lot attributed to Zeng Longsheng was offered in Sotheby's, New York, sale 15 March 2015, lot 882. In addition to these disarmingly idiosyncratic heads, Zeng was also known for larger figures: see the pair of exquisitely detailed Hehe twins by this artist sold in these rooms in sale 22510, 10 December 2015, lot 8185.














