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A blanc de chine figure of Laozhi, Qing dynasty, 18th Century.

Estimate
4 000 - 6 000 SEK
357 - 535 EUR
364 - 546 USD
Hammer price
3 500 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A blanc de chine figure of Laozhi, Qing dynasty, 18th Century.

Seated on his buffalo. Height 20 cm.

The tips of the horn and fingers with chips. One ear repaired.

Provenance

From the Collection of Åke Bjurhammar (1932-2017).

More information

Laozi is said to have tired of life in the Zhou court as it grew increasingly morally corrupt. So he left and rode on a water buffalo to the western border of the Chinese empire. Although he was dressed as a farmer, the border official recognised him and asked him to write down his wisdom. According to this legend, what Laozi wrote became the sacred text called the Tao Te Ching.