Live Auction 16723The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: Travel and Americana
A BLUE-AND-YELLOW-GLAZED FIGURE OF A SEATED OFFICIAL
Lot 974

A BLUE-AND-YELLOW-GLAZED FIGURE OF A SEATED OFFICIAL

CHINA, MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

Closed10 May 2018

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A BLUE-AND-YELLOW-GLAZED FIGURE OF A SEATED OFFICIAL
CHINA, MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The bearded figure shown seated on a plinth wearing a dragon robe secured by a belt at the waist, one hand resting on his knee holding an ingot and the other hidden inside the long sleeve, the face and exposed hand unglazed
9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm.) high, wood stand

J.P. Morgan, Sr., London and New York.
J.P. Morgan, Jr., New York, 1913-1915.
Duveen Brothers, New York, 13 April 1915.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., New York, 1915-1960.
Estate of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 1960.
Acquired 10 November 1960.