A large Sancai-glazed seated figure of a Daoist deity, Ming dynasty, heavily potted seated on a rectangular throne, wearing an officials hat and yellow robes with bright green borders, the hands joined at waist and the face well modelled with a calm and distinguished expression, 79.5cm highDaoist sancai-glazed stoneware figures were popularly commissioned during the Ming dynasty. Other examples include a smaller figure of the Daoist divine official, dated 1482, accession number: 1971.163 in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Compare with a similar large and imposing sancai-glazed stoneware figure of a Daoist deity, Ming dynasty, sold at Sotheby's, Lot 49, 18 Sept 2013. Provenance: Formerly from a private San Francisco collection明 三彩琉璃道教天官像拍品來源：美國舊金山私人收藏
A large Sancai-glazed seated figure of a Daoist deity, Ming dynasty, heavily potted seated on a rectangular throne, wearing an officials hat and yellow robes with bright green borders, the hands joined at waist and the face well modelled with a calm and distinguished expression, 79.5cm highDaoist sancai-glazed stoneware figures were popularly commissioned during the Ming dynasty. Other examples include a smaller figure of the Daoist divine official, dated 1482, accession number: 1971.163 in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Compare with a similar large and imposing sancai-glazed stoneware figure of a Daoist deity, Ming dynasty, sold at Sotheby's, Lot 49, 18 Sept 2013. Provenance: Formerly from a private San Francisco collection明 三彩琉璃道教天官像拍品來源：美國舊金山私人收藏
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