A Chinese blanc-de-chine figure of Wenchang. Late Ming
Wenchang seated on rock work, beside his standing attendant the bearded Zhuyi, the distributor of examination results, covered overall in a cream glaze.
- Country:
- China (Dehua)
- Period :
- Late Ming dynasty, ca. 1640
- Material:
- Porcelain
- Dimension:
- 5.31 in. (13.5 cm)
- Reference :
- E124
- Status:
- sold
Related works
A similar but larger group, from the Hickley Collection (Singapore), is illustrated by Rose Kerr & Joh Ayers in Blanc de Chine, Porcelain from Dehua, no. 28.
Another figure is published by Marchant in Blanc de Chine, 2014, p. 64, no. 35
Notice
Wenchang is the Daoist god of literature, further revered as a figure of general benevolence.
