Lot 198. A blanc-de-Chine figure of Adam, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate: 800 EUR - 1,000 EUR. Photo Kunsthaus Lempertz.

A blanc de Chine figure of Adam, modelled standing on a rockwork base, his right arm bent to hold his left elbow, draped in a cloth, leaving his upper body bare, the shoulder-length hair parted in the middle, downcast expression. Restored. Kangxi period (1662-1722). 
Height 23.6 cm

Provenance: Private collection, Rhineland

Exhibition: Kangxi. Porzellanschätze für den Kaiserhof und Europas Fürsten, Hetjens Museum, Düsseldorf, 19.7.2015 - 17.1.2016

Literature: Illustrated in: Daniel Suebsman, Kangxi, Porcelain Treasures of the Kangxi Period, Düsseldorf 2015, p. 246-247, no. 138 and compare a similar figure in: P. J. Donelly, Blanc de Chine, London 1969, p. 194 and plate 121C

Kunsthaus Lempertz. Asian Art. Jun 10, 2016 10:00 CEST - Jun 11, 2016 10:00 CEST