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THBLifesize 19th C. Chinese Wood Articulated Figure
Lot 139a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern, as well as Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma and India. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern, as well as Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma and India. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. early to middle 19th century CE. A fascinating carved wooden mannequin or puppet figure, fully life size, depicting a man. His arms and legs are articulated with wheel and ball joints, and his body and face are painted. His joints move at the shoulder/hip, elbow/knee, and wrist/ankle. An opening in his back may have allowed someone to move him as a puppet. His torso is realistically carved complete with genitalia. His face features glass irises, a gentle smile, and a realistic nose. A carved topknot rises from the top of his head. Size: 14" W x 56" H (35.6 cm x 142.2 cm)
This figure is part of a long tradition of lifelike, lifesize figures in Chinese history - think of the terracotta army of more than 8000 lifsize soldiers (ca. 210 BCE)! Figures like this one were used in the 19th century for modeling clothing and teaching medical practices such as showing where to place pins for acupuncture. This example was likely meant to be displayed in a merchant's shop, dressed in the finery of the late Qing period. Indeed, figures like this one were once ubiquitous in Qing China - but they are very rare today as most were destroyed during the early days of the Chinese People's Republic (from 1949 onward).
See Christie's New York January 25, 2011 sale, Lot 166, where a pair of such figures sold for $10,000.
Provenance: private Kar Ming Wong collection, Murrieta, California, USA
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#149784The wood is weathered, with some age cracks, chips, and nicks commensurate with age. However, none of these cracks threaten the integrity of the piece. One arm has been reattached. All limbs still move. Much of the original pigment remains.Condition
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