Figure of the Immortal Zhongli Quan forming a Ridge Tile [Ch84]
Late Ming Dynasty or early Qing Dynasty
Earthenware with coloured glazes (H. 35 cm)
The Immortal holds a palm leaf fan. His coat has flowing sleeves and an amber glaze, his trousers being glazed in green.
Literature: Anthony du Boulay, The Duberly Collection of Chinese Art at Winchester College (Winchester, 2019), p. 55
Provenance: Bequeathed as part of the Duberly Collection, 1978; purchased by Major Montagu and Lady Eileen Duberly from John Sparks, 21 September 1950 (21 guineas)
Location: Treasury, Gallery 2