A sancai-glazed figure of lokapala. Ming dynasty, 16th century - image-1
A sancai-glazed figure of lokapala. Ming dynasty, 16th century - image-2
A sancai-glazed figure of lokapala. Ming dynasty, 16th century - image-1A sancai-glazed figure of lokapala. Ming dynasty, 16th century - image-2

Lot 106 Dα

A sancai-glazed figure of lokapala. Ming dynasty, 16th century

Auction 1249 - overview Cologne
18.06.2024, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 2.000 € - 2.400 €
Result: 6.300 € (incl. premium)
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A sancai-glazed figure of lokapala. Ming dynasty, 16th century

Striding male architectural ceramic figure made of reddish stoneware with yellow and green glazes. With an angry look, holding a club in his right hand and resting his left hand on his hip. A column serves as a support, he stands on a flat plinth.
Height 43 cm

明朝 十六世紀 三彩天王造像
來源：由Otto Burchard (1892-1965)博士收藏，1935年4月29日於柏林Paul Graupe售出， 編號1032
德國北部私人收藏， 購於以上拍賣

Provenance

Dr. Otto Burchard (1892-1965), sold at Paul Graupe, Berlin, 29.4.1935, lot 1032
Private collection, Northern Germany, acquired at the above auction

Literature

For a stylistically very similar figure of Yanluo in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, see: Arts of Asia, March-April 1979, cover illustration