SUBJECT IN MOULDED PORCELAIN IN IMITATION OF A... Lot 392

SUBJECT IN MOULDED PORCELAIN IN IMITATION OF A DIGNITARY ON HIS KNEES Vietnam, 20th Century Moulded porcelain with cobalt blue decoration including floral semis on the clothes. The dignitary is represented kneeling, a vase placed on his left knee, which he holds with both hands (some minor chips). H: 18.5 cm - W: 9.5 cm - D: 9 cm Comparisons : > For the reference model, which comes from the cargo ship Hoi An Hoard and dates from the 15th-16th centuries, see John Stevenson and John Guy, Vietnamese Ceramics, A Separate Tradition, New York, 1997, p. 369, No. 369. > For an authentic model, see Christie's, 15-16/03/2015, lot 3109, Ken Baars Collection. A BLUE AND WHITE KNEELING FIGURE OF AN OFFICIAL Vietnam, 20th century, After an original piece from the Hoi an Hoard cargo