A GREEN, YELLOW AND AUBERGINE-GLAZED BISCUIT FIGURE OF A DAOIST IMMORTAL, KANGXI PERIODChina, 1662-1722. Molded as Lü Dongbin, standing on an egg-and-spinach-splashed rectangular plinth, dressed in an elegant, green-glazed robe and wearing an aubergine scholar’s hat, holding a fly whisk in his right hand, a sword tucked into his belt. The ovoid face with heavy-lidded eyes, a long mustache and chin beard framing the mouth, and side whiskers below the ears.Provenance: From the estate of David Dunham, United States. The base with an old label, ‘came from China in 1937 – valuable – 1 of the 8 immortals’, and a lacquered inventory number ‘5636’.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few minuscule chips to the feet, and manufacturing flaws including firing cracks and glaze imperfections.Weight: 830.7 gDimensions: Height 31.1 cmLiteratureparison:Compare a related porcelain figure of a Daoist immortal, 15 cm high, also dated to the Kangxi period, in the British Museum, registration number Franks.826.Auction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie’s London, 7 November 2017, lot 138Price: GBP 8,125 or approx.EUR 11,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A green, yellow and aubergine-glazed biscuit figure of guan ping, Kangxi periodExpert remark:pare the closely related motif, pose, and glazes. Note the smaller size (20 cm).康熙時期五彩呂洞賓立像中國，1662-1722年。堆塑呂洞賓立於長方形底座上，身著長袍，頭戴紫紅色文人帽，右手持拂塵，腰間別劍。面容安詳，雙眼平視前方，長鬚，開臉生動，用彩純正。