Sancai-Glazed Carved Buddha Figure

I picked this piece up today. It measures 10" tall and is rather heavy for it's size. The flea market owner I bought it from buys out estates. This particular piece came from a Manhattan New York estate. Weird considering we are from Arkansas. Most of the estate I've heard of her purchasing are from Michigan. Anyways I could easily tell all the items within this particular flea market that came from the New York estate. Most of the items are 19th century. This was the most unusual item from the entire estate IMO, but I'll be posting some more stuff from the estate later. Any thoughts as to age of this piece is appreciated.

 

He's very pretty! But he's not a Buddha. One of the Chinese immortals, I suspect. Which one will have to be determined by what he's holding.

 

The end of the staff looks vaguely like a Phoenix head.

 

You ask about age, guessing based on condition of the base and overall look of the figure, to me it resembles other things I've seen that were made during 2nd half of 20th C. I know that isn't what you want to hear but I've got to call it like I see it. If you don't like that opinion you are of course free to ignore it since I have no formal qualifications that support its accuracy.

 

i thought it was the guy from green lantern.......

 

I'm leaning toward the 1st half of the 20th century due to the higher quality. Please, don't worry about offending me.

It is what it is whatever it is, and it was made when it was made whenever it was made. Nothing we say or do will change that fact, lol.

 

Higher quality compared to what? I call it kitsch, quite unlike the silver, cloisonné, bronze, jade etc. that top craftsmen in China sold to merchants with wealthy clientele before WW2. You might want to think about who in China would have been making items like this and who the consumers for it would have been in the early 19th C. I can't come up with a market flow of products of that type during the timeframe. Maybe it's just a gap in my limited knowledge and someone else here can enlighten us.

 

possible late 19th / early 20th cent.
When you talk about high quality , this is more in line of what you should expect.
Compared to yours...which is nice but overdone, these show a sublime understanding of form and design.

IMHO......



Put yours next to the one on the right.....and all of a sudden it becomes clear ..

 

It's higher quality than the modern Chinese Sancai drip glaze pieces. It would be a difficult piece to make.

I said early 20th century, not 19th century.

There has been a "market flow" (export) of Chinese art dates back to the Silk Road and has continually grown ever since. American have collected Chinese porcelains and other forms of art for hundreds of years. The market has become very lucrative though.

 

I think this guy is pretty cool-the ggdaddy of coneheads:

https://www.igavelauctions.com/wp-c...e-Sancai-Glazed-Earth-Spirit-Tang-dynasty.jpg

 

mr2-what did you find out about the painting of the cows crossing the bridge between the mountains? We discussed that one for a few days and it ended when you said you were taking it to an expert. Share?

 

Search "Kutani Figurine" on Google Images. This may well be a knock-off from elsewhere.

I don't see high quality here. In particular, note the spot of green on the yellow sleeve. A good potter would have smashed this, not sold it.

 

Believe this is representing Sau Sing Kong, Shou Xing Gong or just Sau, one of the 3 wisemen who "is regarded as the most auspicious symbol [god] of longevity?" "The God of Longevity is also seen carrying a Dragon staff with a Wu Lou."

http://www.fengshuimall.com/golden-god-of-longevity
http://buy-fengshui.com/god-of-longevity-sau-seng-kong/

https://www.google.com/search?q=Sau...iO3JAhWM8CYKHQGZA9kQ_AUICCgC&biw=1024&bih=591

The 3 wisemen, 3 star deities (Fuk, Luk, Sau):
https://store-qfbdi.mybigcommerce.com/fuk-luk-sau/

--- Susan

 

I thought you were the expert I spoke too, bahaha.

I haven't made an ID yet. Unless it is already attributed, most auction houses will make little-to-no attempt to make an ID. Therefore, making the ID falls on me and I'm not the most motivated man in the world.

 

It does look similar to a few of the Kutani figures. They are wider than other figures.