A Chinese blanc-de-chine group of Wenchang. Kangxi
The (blanc de Chine) group depicts Wenchang and two attendants. Wenchang is seated on a rocky throne, wearing long robes with an ornamented belt, and an official’s hat. Below stand a horse between his two acolytes, Tianlong (‘Heavenly Deaf’) and Diya (‘Earthly Dumb’).
- Country:
- China (Dehua)
- Period :
- Kangxi (1662-1722)
- Material:
- Porcelain
- Dimension:
- 7.08 in. (18 cm - including stand)
- Reference :
- E069
- Status:
- sold
Provenance
Marchant, London.
Related works
An identical group is published by Donnely, Blanc de Chine: the Porcelain of Têhua in Fukien, London, Faber, 1969. (XIV), n. 73.
Notice
Wenchang is the Daoist god of literature, further revered as a figure of general benevolence.
