Adam's FINE ASIAN ART Part I 28th & Part II 29th June 2022

Fine Asian Art | 28-29 & 30 June 2022 57 Additional information and photographs for all lots can be found at www.adams.ie 79 A PAIR OF DEHUA / BLANC DE CHINE PORCELAIN ‘MODELS OF FU / BUDDHISTIC LIONS CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC / MINGUO PERIOD Each modelled as standing four squares with its head turned to its back. One biting a ribbon in its mouth and having a cub climbing its right foreleg, i.e. the female. The other one biting a ribbon in its mouth to which is attached a reticulated ball. H: 21,5 cm - L: 22 cm 一对德化白瓷狮子摆件 中国，晚清至民国 € 1,500 - 3,000 80 A DEHUA / BLANC DE CHINE MOLDED PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A SAGE, POSSIBLY LAOZI 老子 CHINA, QING DYNASTY He is represented seated in rajalalisana, his left hand, holding sacred texts and resting on a rock, wearing loose robes, a bear, a hair bun and two braids. All covered with a white glaze of slightly ivory tone. H: 10,9 cm Notes: 1. Laozi ( 老子 - 6th to 4th century BC) was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer. He is the reputed author of the Tao Te Ching, the founder of philosophical Taoism, and a deity in religious Taoism and traditional Chinese religions. 2. Compare with a related Dehua model of Laozi sold at CHRISTIE’S New York, USA, 2015-03-15/16, lot 3140, for USD 18,750. 德化白瓷“老子”像 中国，清代，康熙年间 € 400 - 600 82 A DEHUA / BLANC DE CHINA MOLDED FIGURE OF A BUDAI OR PUTAI CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY The figure is molded wearing loosely draped robes that open at his chest to reveal his corpulent form, and holding a prayer bead in his left hand. H: 17 cm Note: Compare with a related figure of Budai dated to the 17th-18th century sold at CHRISTIE’S New York, USA, 2018-03-27, lot 64, for USD 5,250. € 800 - 1,500 81 A BLANC DE CHINE / DEHUA PORCELAIN MODEL OF A SEATED BUDAI WEARING A HAT AND HOLDING A SCROLL CHINA, QING DYNASTY H: 15,8 cm Note: Compare with an identical piece offered at Nagel Auktionen, Stuttgart, Germany, 2018-12-06, lot 530, with a pre-sale estimate of €2,000. 德化白瓷像-手持卷轴的布袋和尚 中国，清代，康熙年间 € 800 - 1,500