CHINA - Lot 47

CHINA Porcelain two-figure group depicting the immortal Shou Lao accompanied by a disciple, his tunic decorated in blue underglaze. 18th century, Qianlong period (1735-1796). H. 14.5 cm. Bibliography Similar figures appeared in The Nanking Cargo sale, Christie's Amsterdam in 1986, lots 5743 - 5746, see also C. Jörg, The Geldermalsen [sunk 1752], History and Porcelain, Groningen 1986, pp.100-101 C.S. Woodward, Oriental Ceramics at the Cape of Good Hope, 1652-1795, Cape Town, 1974, p. 47, no. 71 for a figure of this type found in the wreck of the Middelburg sunk in 1780; C. Sheaf and R.Kilburn, The Hatcher Porcelain Cargoes, The Complete Record (1643/46-1752), Oxford 1988, p. 157, fig. 206 for a set of figures of this type found in the wreck of the Hatcher sunk in 1752; see also J. Ayers,Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, 2016 London, vol. 1, pp. 90-91. This lot is the subject of a temporary import. The buyer must pay import charges of 5.5% (6.6% incl. VAT) of the hammer price, in addition to the usual fees. These additional costs may be refunded to the buyer on presentation of customs documents for export outside the European Union.