Lot 94. Property from The Li Fan Thompson collection A rare Blanc-de-Chine figure of Buddha Shakyamuni, Late Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 16.5cm high. (2). Sold for £82,950. © Bonhams 2001-2024

Exquisitely modelled in a cross-legged seated position, with the hands in dhyana mudra, wearing a robe gracefully draping over the body, revealing his right arm and chest above the dhoti, an ushnisha emerging from the tight curls above the downcast face with a serene, benevolent, and smiling expression, covered with a creamy ivory-white glaze, wood stand.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of J.M. Hu (1910-1993)
Roger Keverne Ltd., London
The Li Fan Thompson collection, London, acquired from the above circa 2010-2011

Note: Compare with a very similar blanc-de-Chine figure of Buddha, Ming dynasty, late 16th-mid 17th century, in the collection of the National Museum of Asian Art, Washington (acc. no. F1904.111). See a similar blanc-de-Chine figure of Buddha, Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in Dehua Wares Collected by the Palace Museum I, Beijing, 2016, p.150, no.49.

See also a related blanc-de-chine figure of Buddha, late Ming dynasty, which was sold at Christie's New York, 14 September 2018, lot 1349.

Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, London, New Bond Street, 7 November 2024