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Statue White

by Paul
(Texas, USA)

This statue and others have been recovered from a shipwreck. I would like to find out more about it. Is it something that could have an interest with collectors. The statue is 14.75 inches tall.

Paul

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Feb 15, 2012
 Statue White
by: Paul

I've received a little information from a scholor in China.
.An unusual Ji Gong(濟公) porcelain figurine. You should check the sealmark, which maybe at the base. Ji Gong (1133-1209) was a buddhist monk but drank alcohol and ate meat.His image usually wears a monk hat(called Ji Gong Mao), carrying a reed fan(here,on waist) and a gourd (here, a jar).

Quing Dynasty and is of Ji Gong ..
Daoji (simplified Chinese: 道济禅师; traditional Chinese: 道濟禪師; pinyin: dào jì chán shī) (1130–1207)[citation needed], commonly known as Ji Gong (simplified Chinese: 济公; traditional Chinese: 濟公; pinyin: Jìgōng, Master Ji) or (simplified Chinese: 济公活佛; traditional Chinese: 濟公活佛; pinyin: Jìgōng huófó, Living Buddha Ji Gong), was a Chán Buddhist monk of the Southern Song Dynasty in China. He was born with the name of Li Xiuyuan. (李修元). Some sources have cited his name as Lǐ Xiūyuán (李修缘, the only difference being the third character of his name). Dao Ji was also called Hu Yin (Recluse from the Lake) and Elder Fang Yuan (Square Circle).
Known for his wild and eccentric behavior while maintaining his compassionate nature, Ji Gong became a folk hero in China and was later deified in the Taoist community often invoked by oracles to assist in worldly affairs. Buddhists also invoke Ji Gong in folk stories and koans.
Feb 13, 2012
 Shiwan figurine
by: Paul

Thanks for your comment. I am trying to learn as much as possible about Chinese porcelain. I will be commencing my salvage operations in Indonesia and Malaysia on porcelain sites. I have stumbled on to collections that have up to 1,000 pieces. I have bought a few samples and photographed several hundred.
I am aware of the fakes in the market place and it's buyer beware. I will upload a few more images of the pieces I have with me and see what they are.

Thanks for everyone's input.

Paul
Feb 12, 2012
 figurine
by: peter

Hello,
That is a Shiwan figurine. These are still produced today.

I never heard of Shiwan pottery being recovered from the sea. Usually, part of these figurines, that is faces and hands, etc. are unglazed pottery clay. I can't quite see how something like that survives in the sea without damage. Unless it was only in there for a short time. Did the seller tell you that?

The design of this one looks pretty modern to me. I would think it could be a few decades old, perhaps.
Maybe a Shiwan expert could tell you more exactly when it was made.
Shiwan items are made in Southern China, Guangzhou (Canton province), Foshan city.

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