A LADY IMMORTAL IVORY FIGURE, MING DYNASTY China, 1368-1644. The tall female figure carved wearing long flowing robes tied at the waist, the hair arranged in a high chignon, holding a book in one hand, the face with a calm expression.
Provenance: Massol, Drouot, Paris, 23 November 2001, by repute (the invoice is lost). French private collection, acquired from the above. Condition: Extensive wear, natural age cracks, losses. Fine, naturally grown golden-brown patina, nicely worn in all the right places. Overall as expected and commensurate with age.
Weight: 144.6 (the figure only) Dimensions: Height 15.7 cm (the figure only)
With a wood base. (2)
Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related figure of an immortal at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Chinese Art, Including Snuff Bottles and Jades from an Old Hong Kong Family Collection on 28-29 November 2019, lot 643, sold for HKD 50,000.
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.