Bidspirit auction | A HUGE SHIWAN CERAMIC FIGURE

A HUGE SHIWAN CERAMIC FIGURE OF A LUOHAN, China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) - Depicted standing on a rock, wearing a wide robe with a large hat on the shoulders and a crown on the head, with a double-gourd flask at the waist. In the right hand, holding a staff, and in the left hand, a branch with three peaches. On the back, above the foot, it bears an apocryphal six-character incised mark of the Yongle Emperor and a square mark likely indicating the workshop. Provenance: Private collection, Liguria.  石湾窑罗汉瓷塑，中国，清 Dimensions h cm 91 x l cm 34