A Chinese blanc-de-chine group of Wenchang. Kangxi

The (blanc de Chine) group depicts Wenchang and two attendants. Wenchang is seated on a rocky throne, wearing long robes with an ornamented belt, and an official’s hat. Below stand a horse between his two acolytes, Tianlong (‘Heavenly Deaf’) and Diya (‘Earthly Dumb’).

COUNTRY : China (Dehua)
PERIOD : Kangxi (1662-1722)
MATIERIAL : Porcelain
SIZE : 7.08 in. (18 cm – including stand)
REFERENCE : E069
PROVENANCE : Marchant, London.
STATUT : sold
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Related works :

An identical group is published by Donnely, Blanc de Chine: the Porcelain of Têhua in Fukien, London, Faber, 1969. (XIV), n. 73.

Additonal informations :

Wenchang is the Daoist god of literature, further revered as a figure of general benevolence.

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