A LARGE IVORY FIGURE OF AN IMMORTAL, LATE MING DYNASTY China, 17th century. The bearded figure wearing a distinct ruyi-shaped cap and a long flowing robe, the shoes also of ruyi-head form, holding a long ancestral tablet incised with two stylized shou characters, the face with a benign expression.
Provenance: German private collection. Old collector’s label with inventory number ‘311’ to base. Condition: Good condition with minor wear, extensive natural age cracks, few minuscule nicks. Fine natural honey-golden patina.
Weight: 2,760 g (total) Dimensions: Height 43 cm
Mounted on a wood base. (2)
Auction result comparison: Compare with a related, slightly smaller figure at Christie’s London, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 6 November 2012, lot 138, sold for GBP 10,000.
This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore this item can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.