Lot 191: A HARDSTONE FIGURE OF AN OFFICIAL 19th - 20th century

A HARDSTONE FIGURE OF AN OFFICIAL

19th - 20th century

Standing with solemn expression holding a
ruyi scepter in his left hand, wearing long court robes and a loose belt, the hat decorated with a pair of confronted dragons centering a flaming pearl above cresting waves, the beige stone with gray mottling in areas, wood stand.


14in (35.5cm) high

十九-二十世紀 石雕官人立像



Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價




Provenance:

English Private Collection

Spink & Son Ltd., London, 3 June 1985

Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016) Irving, no. 264

Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2015-present




來源：

英國私人舊藏

倫敦 Spink & Son Ltd. 古董行，1985 年 6 月 3 日

佛羅倫斯 (1920-2018) 及赫伯特·歐雲 (1917-2016) 伉儷（Florence and Herbert Irving）舊藏，藏品編號 264

歐雲伉儷贈，2015 年

大都會藝術博物館，2015 年迄今



The figure depicted in the present lot could be the God of Culture and Literature 文昌帝君, a Taoist deity in Chinese mythology. Revered as the patron of civil service examinations, this deity enjoys widespread popularity throughout the nation. Typically depicted as a figure holding either a jade tablet, a
ruyi sceptre or a pen, these symbolic attributes underscore his association with knowledge, scholarly pursuits, and the auspices of cultural achievement.

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