• Dimension: Height: 7 3/8 in (18.6 cm) Length: 7 7/8 in (20.0 cm) Width: 2 1/2 in (6.2 cm)
• Estimate From: $2000
• Estimate To: $3000

Chinese. Modelled in the form of the Taoism founder, Lao-Zi, riding on a donkey, the interior of the animal serving cast as censer body. Ming Dynasty period.

本品銅製而成，施紅彩，鎏金，部分脫落，包漿圓潤自然，老子衣袍舒卷，斜坐於毛驢之上， 面容安詳可親，面須、髮絲隨風飄舞，極富動感的線條使其栩栩如生，背後有穿，可供熏煙 四溢。毛驢引頸向前，以寫實的表現手法塑造，絲毫未見生硬之處，老子、牛二者恰到好處， 構成一幅生動的老子出關景象。 來源：加州聖地亞哥私人收藏
Provenance: Private collection, San Diego, California