California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 October 23, 2021  October 23, 2021

 Lot # 9249 
A CHINESE ZITAN FIGURE OF 'LI BAI THE DRUNKEN POET'    清 黃楊雕太白醉酒


  • Dimension: Height: 4 1/4 in (10.8 cm) Width: 4 1/4 in (10.8 cm)
  • Estimate From: $800
  • Estimate To: $1500

Chinese. The Zitan wood finely carved to depict the drunken poet, Li Bai wearing voluminous robe falling asleep against the wine jar. Qing Dynatsy period.


黃楊木製成,包漿厚重,呈紅棕色,有古樸典雅、天然尊貴之美感。人物細長眉,杏眼微閉,長須飛揚,頭戴官帽,身著長衣,倚靠在酒壇上。雕刻手法細緻,人物活靈活現,生動形象。 來源:加利福尼亞州蒙特利公園教授收藏
Provenance: Property from a profesor's collection, Monterey Park, California