Provenance
Marc Michot, Bruges.
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above in 2000, accompanied by their certificate of authenticy and an Oxford Authentication Thermoluminescence Analysis report, dated 23 December 2004.
Description
The figure is modelled seated on a plinth, wearing an official’s cap and a long robe loosely painted in underglaze blue. His right hand rests at the waist, while the left falls naturally across the knee. The decoration is simple and restrained, in keeping with late Ming blue-and-white porcelain figures.
Wenchang Dijun, also known as the God of Literature, is the deity associated with learning, civil examinations and scholarly achievement. From the Ming dynasty onwards, he was widely revered by scholars and was commonly depicted in the attire of a civil official.
人物頭戴幞頭，面容安詳，留短鬚。身著寬袖長袍，右手扶於腰間，左手自然垂於膝前，端坐於臺座之上。衣襟、袖口及下擺飾青花紋樣，發色淡雅，古樸莊重。
文昌帝君又稱梓潼帝君，為中國傳統文化中主掌文運、科舉與功名的神祇。自明代以來，其信仰廣泛流行於士人階層，文昌造像多作文官裝束，以體現其掌管文章與仕途的神格。
Lot 15
Wanli
H.: 22,4 cm
Estimation
€ 5.000,00 – € 10.000,00
Provenance
Marc Michot, Bruges.
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above in 2000, accompanied by their certificate of authenticy and an Oxford Authentication Thermoluminescence Analysis report, dated 23 December 2004.