Lot 271. A blanc de Chine figure of a seated Guandi, Dehua, 17th century. Estimate: 2,500 EUR - 3,500 EUR. Photo Kunsthaus Lempertz

A blanc de Chine figure of a seated Guandi, dressed in armour covered by his robe. Impressed four-character seal mark to the reverse. Dehua. 17th century. Height 30.5 cm

Provenance: Henning von Helmersen, France

Literature: Compare a similar figure in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, illustrated in: P. J. Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, London 1969, plate 97A

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