A QING DYNASTY WHITE JADE SCULPTURE OF KUIXING, THE GOD OF LITERATURE The stone is of a white, slightly tinted hue with sparse grey and russet veins and inclusionsChina, Qing Dynasty This expressive jade sculpture shows the rare to be found portrayal of the god of successful examinations and literature, Kuixing, in classical pose. He is standing on a dragon fish and holds a pen in his raised hand. Shape: SculpturalDimensions: height is 16.5 cmWeight: 345 gramsCondition: excellent condition Provenance: American private Museum collection Auction results comparison: Sotheby’s, A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF SCHOLARLY AND IMPERIAL WORKS OF ART, Hing Kong, 4 April 2012, lot 3042 (for a Kuixing statue, dating to the 17th century).清代白玉魁星白玉,局部灰褐色肌理沁斑中國, 清代造型:雕塑尺寸:高 16.5 厘米重量:345 克品相:極好 來源:美國私人美術館收藏