Keith stevens collection day 3 (1)

THE KEITH STEVENS COLLECTION
“THE CAVE
OF THE
THOUSAND BUDDHAS”
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Keith Stevens, a retired official with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office who
lived in Mersham, near Ashford, Kent, was recognised as one of the world’s
leading authorities with a unique knowledge of the vast subject of Chinese
deities. In the words of R.G. Tiedemann, Professor at SOAS "Keith developed a
strong interest in things Chinese quite early in his life. In particular, he devoted
considerable energy to the study of Chinese deities and demons as well as their
legends and beliefs in relation to the common people. Indeed, he became a
prominent expert in this field."
Mr Stevens, who was born in Heswall, Wirral, explained how his fascination with
China began in an interview published by the South China Morning Post in 1991.
As a boy, he said, he would sneak away from home, catch a bus and a ferry to
Liverpool and walk around the city’s Chinatown, in those days bustling with
seafaring men whose ships from the Pearl River and Ningbo were unloading
their cargoes in the port.
The sights, sounds and smells, the people and the large Chinese words written
on the walls of businesses enthralled him. “My parents didn’t like it, but I kept
going there,” he recalled. His single-minded aim was to learn Chinese.
He was educated at Rock Ferry grammar school and left in the middle of the Second World War, subsequently enlisting,
well under age, with the Royal Navy, who promised to teach him Chinese. Enrolled with the naval flying programme, he
“was not a good pilot” and after a disastrously short career learning to fly in America, he was invalided out, having
crashed his aircraft.
After a period filling in time on North Atlantic convoy duty, he was able to transfer to the Army and was seconded to the
Indian Army who also promised to teach him Chinese. He served with the famous 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles, one of the five
in the Punjab Frontier Forces better known as the Piffers, close to the Khyber Pass where he was able to grasp the basics
of Gurkhali and Urdu, but not Chinese.
He remained with the Indian Army in the period before independence but after Partition and demobilisation, he returned
to England to read Modern and Literary Chinese at the London University School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS).
There he finally learned Chinese and also achieved a First in the Civil Service Interpreter Examinations. It was during his
first week there that he purchased his first Chinese deity, a porcelain statue he found in an antique shop near the British
Museum. It cost him £5.
Keith Stevens (1926-2015) - An expert on the unseen world of spirits and demons

After further study at Hong Kong University, Mr Stevens commenced a second career serving again with the British Army,
first for a short time with the Cheshires before being transferred to the Intelligence Corps. He spent most of his service
in the Far East, interspersed with two postings to Germany. The three stints in Malaya and Singapore were idyllic: the
first posting to Ipoh in northern Malaya during the Emergency, followed by his marriage to Nora, who had caught his eye
as they both boarded the troop ship to Singapore in 1952 and courted the whole of the journey from the first night aboard
when he connived with the purser to be seated alongside the young Queen Alexandra nurse, Nora Mossop. The couple
had three daughters.
Using his language skills, he finally transferred to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as a late entrant, enjoying a
third career of 20 years with the Research Department, which included a posting of a further five years in Hong Kong
before finally retiring to continue - now fulltime - his life-long study of the cults and iconography of Chinese folk religions.
At last he was free to travel throughout China, province by province.
His family recount many tales of Dad going off “godding” and
exploring more than 3,500 temples in towns and often remote
villages, as well as Taiwan, Macau and across South East Asia,
documenting their layouts, altars, gods, legends and folklore. In the
process he recorded more than 2,500 gods with meticulous notes on
each temple he visited, further supported by more than 30,000
photographs, which will be offered in the sale as a separate lot.
Mr Stevens was a member of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs from
1952; the Royal Asiatic Society in Hong Kong from 1963 and a founder
member of the Friends of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong branch
in London, established in 1997, serving subsequently as a committee
member.
He wrote thirty-six articles relating to Chinese religious iconography,
which led to the publication of his book on the gods of China, notably
his lifetime work: the definitive Chinese Gods, The Unseen World of
Spirits and Demons, published by Collins & Brown in 1997. He also
wrote nine articles on the subject for the specialist Hong Kong-based
Arts of Asia magazine.
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Selection of consecration slips included with the documentary figures in the auction
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THE GODS
1004
A Chinese carved, painted and giltwood figure of
Wen Chang Dijun astride a mule accompanied by
two standing attendants, on a blue painted rocky
base, 13.5ins (34.4cm) wide x 16.25ins (41.3cm)
high (late 19th Century - attendants originally
holding items - base chipped and rubbed)
£800-1200
Note: Purchased in Hong Kong in 1977. Chaozhou
School. See Keith Stevens “Chinese Gods: The
Unseen World of Spirits and Demons”, page 104
1005
A Chinese carved polychrome and giltwood seated
figure of Guanyin Pusa holding a scroll in her left
hand, a vase by her elbow and a bird perched
behind her right shoulder, 9.5ins (24.3cm) high
£100-150
Note: Chaozhu School. See “Arts of Asia” July-
August 2003, page 82 - Article by Keith Steven &
Jennifer Welch “Guanyin, Various Forms and Styles
of Images of Chinese Bodhisattva” for illustration.
1001
A large Chinese carved, painted and giltwood
standing figure of Marshall Kang, with bearded red
face holding a weapon in his right hand, on red and
black plinth base, 26.5ins (67.8cm) high £500-700
Note: Purchased in Grays Antique Market, London
in 1992. Chaozhou School, from Guangdong
Province.
1002
standing figure of Guandi, with black face holding a
weapon in one hand, on blue and black plinth base,
24.5ins (62.3cm) high £500-700
in 1992.
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1000
A Chinese carved and lacquered giltwood figure of a Mandarin, thought to be Lin Tse-hsu (1785-1850),
seated in a horse-shoe shaped chair with tiger rug below, wearing Mandarin robes with a rank badge
depicting a Crane and flanked by two attendants, on shaped base, 12.75ins (32cm) high (Qing Dynasty -
second half of 19th Century - minor damage to attendants) £3000-5000
Note: Purchased in Taipei in 1998. According to Keith Stevens: “An unidentified ancestral image but a
typical Hokkien Clan Temple or Household altar ancestral figure, believed by the Antique Dealer to be that
of Lin Tse-hsu”
Literature: Arts of Asia, May/June 1999, pages 140-141 - Article titled “The Raree Show and
Commissioner Lin”
1003
A Chinese carved, painted and giltwood seated
figure of Zhu Sheng Niang Niang, Goddess of
Childbirth, the lady who registers births - A female
wearing a dragon robe, on red base, 18.5ins (47cm)
high (late 19th Century - some flaking) £400-600
Note: Purchased in Hong Kong in 1977. Zhu Sheng
Niang Niang - Goddess of Childbirth - worshipped
by Hokkien and Teochow Community. From
Guangdong Province, probably Chaozhou School.
Lot 1000 Lot 1001

1006
A Chinese red painted and carved giltwood seated
figure of Cai Shen - God of Wealth and Prosperity,
wearing a tall hat and holding a tale in each hand,
18.5ins (47cm) high (late 19th Century - some
flaking and minor cracks) £300-500
Note: Purchased in Bangkok. Chaozhou School
1007
seated figure of a bearded deity on a rocky base, his
robe decorated with tri-grams and mirrored Ying &
Yang tablet, 27.5ins (69.8cm) high, complete with
three removable objects £800-1200
in 1992.
1008
seated figure of a demon killer with left hand
raised, serpent to right hand and figures of children
beneath his feet, on blue base, 25.5ins (57.2cm)
high (late 19th Century - some later repainting and
some flaking) £600-900
1009
A Chinese carved polychrome seated figure of Fu
Zhu Gong, the Lord Ritual Master - A bearded
demon king, with right arm raised and holding a
sword, a finger of his left hand raised, with jewelled
inlay to robes and two small attendants below his
feet, on rocky base, 16.5ins (42cm) high (early 20th
Century) £400-600
Note: Purchased in Taipei in 1984. Fu Zhu Gong - a
deified local hero - A Mr Chang from the Anshi area
of southern Fukien Province. A patron deity of
emigrants from Anshi and Yingch’un counties to
Taiwan and South-East Asia. See Keith Stevens
“Chinese Gods: The Unseen World of Spirits and
Demons”, page 75
1010
seated figure of a long bearded Daoist, thought to
be Baosheng Dadi, on red and ochre base, 18.25ins
(46.3cm) high (early 20th Century) £300-500
Note: Purchased in Hong Kong in 1977. Baosheng
Dadi - Song Dynasty Physician and Daoist
Practitioner born in Fujian. From Fujian Province.
1011
A large Chinese red lacquer and giltwood figure of
Di Cang Wang - A Buddha seated on a mythical
beast, holding a sword in his right hand, a sycee in
his left hand, on red rectangular base, 22ins
(58.5cm) high (late 19th Century - some restoration
and repainting) £300-500
Note: Purchased in Hong Kong in 1979.
1012
A Chinese documentary carved and giltwood
standing figure, thought to be a Cai Ling Hou Da
Wang deity - A long bearded deity, his left hand
raised, his right hand crossing his body with a
sword in each hand, on red painted base and
rectangular hardwood stand, 11.25ins (28.5cm)
wide x 9.25ins (23.5cm) deep x 24.25ins (61.3cm)
high (early 20th Century) £300-500
Note: Purchased in Hong Kong in 1979. Cai Ling
Hou Da Wang - unidentified but probably ancestral.
Remnants of a consecration slip dated 1916, Lu
Caibing and Lu Haiquan. Chaozhou School.
1013
A Chinese carved red painted and giltwood seated
ancestral portrait of a lady, 15.75ins (40cm) high
(19th Century - gilding rubbed and some chips)
£300-500
Unidentified consort to Earth God. Probably from
North China
1014
A Chinese carved, lacquered and giltwood seated
figure of a bearded deity holding a tablet, on
hardwood stand, 14.5ins (36.8cm) high (19th
Century - beard and moustache mostly missing,
some chipping to base and some lacquer lifting)
£300-500
Note: Purchased in Hong Kong in 1978. From
Fujian Province.
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1015
A Chinese carved, red painted and giltwood seated
figure of Lohan Panthaka reading a book, 13ins
(33cm) high (early 20th Century - gilding rubbed)
£300-400
Fujian Province.
1016
A large Chinese carved and painted giltwood seated
figure of a Buddha, 25ins (63.5cm) high £400-600
1017
A large Chinese carved polychrome figure of a male
warrior standing on horseback, right arm raised,
with paper label with character inscription to torso,
on red painted rectangular base, 24ins (61cm) long
x 35.5ins (90.4cm) high (late 19th Century - some
flaking) £1000-1500
Note: Purchased in Hong Kong in 1989 for £815.
Unidentified General, possibly from Kunming,
Yuannan Province. See Keith Stevens “Chinese
Gods: The Unseen World of Spirits and Demons”,
page 27.
1018
figure of Bai Ma Lao Shi Gong, the Lord of the White
Horse - A Warrior deity posed ready to draw his
sword with his right hand, two kylin attendants
below his feet, on plinth base carved with flowers to
front, 19.25in (49cm) high (late 19th Century - slight
damage) £800-1000
Note: Purchased in Hong Kong in 1979. Probably
from Liuzhou in Guangxi Province
1019
A Chinese carved and polychrome wood seated
figure of Qilin Song Zi, a Fertility Deity - A female
figure accompanied by nine children, 16.5ins
(42cm) high (19th Century - generally rubbed and
with cracks) £300-500
Note: Purchased in Guilin, Guangxi Province in
1999. Qilin Song Zi - The Unicorn who bestows sons
1020
figure of Guanyin, 7.5ins (19.2cm) high, seated on a
detatchable throne with pierced back and bow-
front base, 19.75ins (50.2cm) high overall (19th
Century - partially repainted) £300-500
Note: Purchased in Beijing in 1996. From Shanxi
Province.
1021
A large Chinese carved and polychrome wood
ancestral figure of a seated Mandarin, 24.75ins
(63cm) high (Qing Dynasty - 18th/19th Century),
with three character inscription in black ink to back
(painting rubbed and cracked) £800-1200
Note: Purchased in Hong Kong in 1990. Ancestoral
image. Probably Cantonese School.
1022
A Chinese carved painted and giltwood seated
figure of a Daoist Immortal - a City God, holding a
tablet, on red painted base, 17.5ins (44.4cm) high
£300-500
Probably from Tianjin.
1023
A Chinese carved, painted, lacquered and giltwood
seated figure of Zao Jun, the Kitchen God, his right
hand raised wielding a spiked club, 20.125ins
(51cm) high £400-600
Note: See Keith Stevens “Chinese Gods: The

1024
A large Chinese carved giltwood standing demonic
figure, Yaksha, a Buddhist and nature spirit,
holding a ring in his raised left hand, a sword in his
right hand, 26.75ins (68cm) high (late 19th Century
- sword later replacement - some flaking)
£400-600
1025
A Chinese carved, painted and giltwood figure of a
seated bearded Immortal wearing a dragon robe,
16ins (40.6cm) high (late 19th Century - some paint
flaking) £300-500
Note: Purchased in Macao in 1978. An unidentified
deified official. South China Coast Boat People
figure.
1026
figure of a female Immortal wearing a dragon robe,
16.25ins (41.2cm) high (late 19th Century - lacking
object to one hand - some chipping and paint
flaking) £500-700
Note: Purchased in Hong Kong in 1981. Pearl River
Boat People figure.
1027
seated figure of a lady wearing a headdress, on
green and black base, 18.5ins (47cm) high (early
20th Century - may originally have had an emblem
to right hand - some flaking) £300-500
Note: Purchased in Rye in 1992. Pearl River Boat
People ancestoral matron.
1028
A Chinese carved, polychrome and giltwood seated
figure of Tai Sui - Grand Duke Jupiter or Grand
Commander of the Year - A Daoist Deity with blue
hair and wearing a dragon robe, holding a sceptre
in his right hand, 14.75ins (37.5cm) high (late 19th
Century - some flaking) £300-400
Note: Purchased in Macau in 1981. Probably from
Pearl Rive Delta, Hong Kong or Macau.
1029
A Chinese carved polychrome and giltwood
standing Pearl River Boat People figure of a mature
male, his right arm raised, and supported on nine
mythical beasts, 16.75ins (42.6cm) high £300-500
Note: Purchased in Macau in 1978 for £88.
1030
Pearl River Boat People figure of Prince Chen
Wang - A deity holding two fish and decorated with
applied gilt highlights and three characters, some
jewelled, and with removable front section, 8.75ins
(22.3cm) high (some flaking to pigment) £200-300
Note: Purchased in Macau in 1982 for £12. Chen
Wang - prayed to by Pearl River fishermen for a
good haul of fish is only to be seen on the altars of
deep sea-going junks. Probably from Hong Kong.
1031
standing figure of an angel, his hands joined in
prayer, 10.5ins (26.8cm) high (late 19th Century)
£200-300
1032
standing figure of a demon queller with red and
black painted face, his right arm raised holding a
sword, his left hand and foot holding a demon on all
fours, on yellow and black painted base, 20.5ins
(52cm) high £200-300
Note: Purchased in Taipei in 1983 for £240. Possibly
Taiwanese or from Fujian Province.
1033-1034
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1035
A pair of Chinese carved polychrome seated figures
of bearded Daoist gods, their yellow robes
decorated with tri-grams, one holding a bowl and
the other a fly whisk and compass, on red painted
and stylised lotus bases, each 17ins (43cm) high,
and a pair of figures of a seated Zhu Bajue, “Pigsy”,
the Chinese Spirit of Greed, and a deity, each with
grey features, on similar red painted and stylised
lotus bases, each 16.5ins (42cm) high £500-700
Note: Zhu Bajue - Purchased in Hong Kong in 1976.
1036
A Chinese carved polychrome and giltwood figure
of a seated lady, a sword in her right hand, 9ins
(22.8cm) high, a seated figure of Yu Huang Shangdi
the Jade Emperor - An Immortal holding a tablet,
11.5ins (29cm) high, a seated figure of an Immortal
holding a tablet, 10ins (25.5cm), and nine other
carved polychrome and giltwood seated figures,
various, mostly Pearl River Boat People £400-600
1037
standing figure of a stylised warrior with elaborate
headdress, his right hand raised, on red painted
base, 13.75ins (35cm) high, a figure of a bearded
man astride a tiger, his right hand raised, and on
red base, 8.75ins (22.4cm) high (some flaking), nine
other figures of various animals, and six other
figures, various, mostly Pearl River Boat People
£500-700
1038
standing figure of an official with bulging eyes
holding a later trident in his right hand, on red
painted base, 16.25ins (41cm) high, a seated figure
of Pan Ku - A bearded deity holding two cloud
mirrors, 12ins (30.5cm) high, a seated figure of a
Warrior Soul image, his right hand raised and his
right foot resting on a mythical beast, 12ins
(30.5cm) high, and nine other Pearl River Boat
People figures, various £600-800
1039
figure of a bearded god with bulging eyes, on red
throne, 8ins (20.4cm) high (inscribed to rear of base
with three characters), a seated figure of Na Mo Lo
- An Immortal wearing a harlequin robe, 7ins
(18cm) high, a seated figure of a lady wearing blue
robes, 5.5ins (14cm) high, and six other Pearl River
Boat People figures, various £250-350
1040
figure of a lady with a peach in her right hand,
10.25ins (26cm) high, a seated figure of a bearded
deity thought to be Prince Chen, holding a fish in
his right hand with two fish beneath his feet and
with inlaid mother of pearl roundel to robes,
9.75ins (25cm) high, and four other Pear River Boat
1041
figure of Tian Hou Sheng Mu, Heavenly Empress
Saintly mother, Mazu - A female deity holding a
tablet in her right hand, 12ins (30.5cm) high, a
seated figure of a man, 10.75ins (27.4cm) high, a
standing figure of a deity, his right hand raised and
his left foot on a fish, 10ins (25.5cm) high, and
fifteen other Pearl River Boat People figures,
various £300-500
Note: Tian Hou Sheng Mu - the most revered
Goddess in Taiwan, widely worshipped in the
coastal areas of China and Taiwan.
1042
figure of a black Lohan wearing gilt robes, 11ins
(28cm) high, a seated figure of a deity resting on a
phoenix and dragon and holding a fish and cat in
his arms, 10.75ins (27.4cm) high, a seated figure of
a female deity wearing harlequin robe, 10ins
(25.5cm) high, and six other Pearl River Boat
1043
A Chinese carved blue painted and giltwood
standing figure of Lei Gong, Duke of Thunder - A
demonic deity wielding an axe in his raised right
hand, 9.5ins (21.6cm) high, a carved polychrome
and giltwood standing figure of Mao Shan, 9.5ins
(24cm) high, a seated figure of Li Tsang Wang,
9.25ins (23.5cm) high, a pair of ditto standing
figures of deities, each with a raised hand, on oval
bases, each 8ins (20.3cm) high, and six other Pearl
River Boat People figures, various £600-800

1044
A Chinese carved and red painted seated figure of Puan Zushi - A deity holding a tablet in his right hand,
10.5ins (26.6cm) high, a carved polychrome and giltwood seated figure of a bearded deity, 9ins (23cm) high,
a standing figure of a young man, his right hand raised and standing on a dragon and a tiger, 9ins (23cm)
high, a standing figure of a communist soldier with gun in hand, 9.5ins (24.4cm) high, and eighteen other
figures, various £500-700
Note: Pearl River Boat People figures.
1049
deity standing on a tiger and mythical beast, 8.5ins
(21.7cm) high, a seated figure of a man with a sycee
in his right hand, 8ins (20.4cm) high, a seated figure
of Ziwei Dadi - A deity seated on a kylin, 7ins
(17.8cm) high, and twenty-two other figures of
deities, various £600-800
Note: Mostly Pearl River Boat People figures.
1050
A Chinese a carved giltwood standing figure of
Xuantan Yuanshai, Marshall of the Dark Altar - A
deity with right hand raised holding a weapon, a
lion dog beneath his right foot, 10.625ins (27cm), a
carved, painted and giltwood seated figure of a
deity with elaborate headdress, 11ins (28cm) high,
high, a carved giltwood seated figure of a General,
10.5ins (26.8cm) high, a standing figure of a Pearl
River Boat People deity holding a fish aloft in his
right hand, his left foot resting on a fish, 12ins
(30.5cm), and four other figures, various £500-700
Note: Xuantan Yuanshai purchased in Hong Kong in
1979. Probably Hunan Province.
1051
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1045
figure of Chen Wang - A Pearl River Boat Peoples’
deity, holding a fish in each hand, and fish below
each foot, 10.75ins (27.4cm) high, a figure of a deity
riding a mythical beast, his feet resting on tigers,
10ins (25.5cm) high, a figure of a multi-armed
deity, 11.5ins (29.3cm) high, and ten other deities,
various £400-700
Note: Pearl River Boat People figures.
1046
standing figure of a policeman, his gun raised,
8.75ins (22.3cm) high, a standing figure of a man
with a fluffy pom-pom to his hat and holding a cup
in his left hand, 10ins (25.5cm) high, a carved wood
figure of a standing multi-armed deity, 9ins
(22.8cm) high, and sixteen other figures, various
£400-600
Note: Pearl River Boat People figures. Soul
images.
1047
figure of Hou Wang - A deity with a tablet in his
right hand, 9.25ins (23.5cm) high, a figure of a deity
astride two horses, 8.5ins (21.5cm) high, a seated
figure of Chen Wang in front of a separate altar
with a fish and two characters, 9.25ins (23.5cm)
high, and seven other figures, various £200-300
Note: Hou Wang purchased in Macau in 1976.
Chen Wang purchased in Hong Kong in 1976. Pearl
River Boat People figures.
1048
figure of a deity, his right hand raised, a tablet in
his left hand, 13ins (33.4cm) high, a figure of a
bearded deity astride a tiger and a sword in his
raised right hand, 12.25ins (31cm) high, seven
other figures of various deities and immortals, a
plaster standing figure of Beidou Xingjun - the
Steller deity of the Southern and Northern
Dippers, 11ins (28cm) high, and one other plaster
figure £400-600

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1052
A large Chinese carved, painted, giltwood and
mirrored seated figure of a god with bulging eyes,
on red base, 28ins (71.3cm) high (late 19th Century
- lacking emblems to both hands and some
damage) £600-900
1053
figure of a Warrior, thought to be Tian Du
Yuanshuai, Marshal Tian - the Patron Deity of
Music and Drama, his fingers raised and with a pig
attendant, on red and black base, 15ins (38.1cm)
high (late 19th Century) £300-500
Note: Purchased in Singapore in 1968. From Fujian
Province
1054
A Chinese carved giltwood seated figure of
Guanyin, seated at royal ease, 13ins (33cm) high
(early 20th Century) £400-600
Note: Purchased in Ningbo in 1977. A Ningbo
carving.
1055
A large Chinese carved, lacquered and giltwood
seated figure of a long bearded deity, with fingers of
his left hand raised, and seated on red two tier
stool, 24.5ins (62.3cm) high overall (19th Century -
figure loose on stool) £800-1200
1056
A Chinese carved, painted and giltwood standing
figure of a dancing lady with gilt metal headdress
and fabric garments, her right hand raised holding
a spear with a ring in her left hand, on square base
with painted with characters to front edge, 19ins
(48.5cm) high (early 20th Century - some flaking)
£300-500
1057
A Chinese carved giltwood standing figure of Wang
Ling Guan, The Spirit Official Wang, the traditional
protector of Daoist scriptures - A bearded god, his
right hand raised holding a weapon, one finger of
his left hand raised, standing on red painted
rectangular base, 28ins (71cm) high (late 19th
Century - some overpainting and flaking to base)
£400-600
1058
A large Chinese carved giltwood seated figure of
Emperor Yao, a City God, holding a tablet, 18.75ins
(47.6cm) high, on red painted multi-armed seat,
14ins (35.5cm) wide x 27ins (68.6cm) high (late 19th
Century - cresting of stand loose) £600-900
1059
figure of Prince of Wu - A deity with glass eyes, his
right hand adjusting his robe, his left hand with
finger pointing (one finger broken), with kylin
attendants below his feet, on rectangular base with
four characters to front, 15ins (38.2cm) high
£300-500
1060
long red bearded deity seated on a throne, his left
hand raised holding a sword and a ring in his right
hand, with kylin below his feet, on stand carved with
dragon to front panel, 17.5ins (44.5cm) high (late
19th Century - some flaking) £300-500

1061
figure of a demon god with green painted face, his
right hand holding his sash, on black, red and gilt
oval base, 15ins (38cm) high £300-500
1062
A Chinese carved giltwood seated figure of Guanyin
Pusa, the Goddess of Compassion 9.15ins (23cm)
high, on red painted throne, 13.5ins (34.2cm) high
(late 19th Century) £400-600
1063
A Chinese carved and polychrome wood seated
figure of a Shaolin monk wearing a red lopsided hat
and beaded necklace, holding a fan in his right
hand and a shoe in his left hand, the other shoe by
his feet, on black painted base, 15.75ins (40cm)
high (late 19th Century - with cracks) £400-600
1064
A large Chinese carved polychrome and giltwood
seated figure of a female deity wearing an
embroidered cloak and holding a fly whisk in her
raised right hand, 16.25ins (41.2cm) high
£200-300
1065
A Chinese carved, polychrome and giltwood figure
of a Daoist Immortal seated on a blue painted
mythical beast, holding a fly whisk in its right hand,
on naturalistic base, 17.75ins (45cm) high (late 19th
Century - Chinese wax custom stamp to back -
some damage) £600-800
Note: Purchased in Shanghai in 1995.
1066
A pair of Chinese carved polychrome and giltwood
standing figures of ladies, attendants to Niang-
niang, Goddess of Childbirth, each holding a child,
on shaped bases, each 8ins (20.3cm) high (late 19th
Century - some flaking to paint on face of one)
£300-400
Note: Purchased in Hong Kong in 1979. See Keith
Steven "Chinese Gods: The Unseen World of Spirits
and Demons", page 119.
1067
A large Chinese carved giltwood seated figure of a
bearded Daoist Immortal holding a tablet, 17.5ins
(44.5cm) high, seated on detatchable red painted
multi-armed throne, 20.75ins (52.8cm) overall (late
19th Century) £1000-1500
1068
figure of an Immortal, a Jade Emperor, wearing a
dragon robe and holding a tablet, 17ins (43.2cm)
high (paint flaking and with cracks) £600-800
Note: Purchased in Hong Kong in 1980
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1069
A large Chinese documentary painted and giltwood
carving of a Daoist Mountain, the peak with a
seated figure of Dou Mou in a temple, Goddess of
the Northern Star, flanked and accompanied by
fourteen figures of standing immortals, on black
and red bow-fronted base, 11.25ins (28.5cm) wide x
26.5ins (67.4cm) high (late 19th Century)
£800-1200
Note: Complete with consecration slip dated to
1835. From Hunan Province. See Keith Stevens
"Chinese Gods: The Unseen World of Spirits and
Demons", page 68
1070
A Chinese carved and painted wood standing figure
of a Warrior, his right hand raised holding a sword,
on oval base, 21.5ins (54cm) high (19th Century)
£300-500
Note: Purchased in Wuchang in 1998. Unidentified
warrior/minor deity. Probably from Hubei Province
1071
figure of Lei Gong - The Duke of Thunder, with
beak-like mouth, his right hand raised yielding a
club with another weapon in his left hand, 19.5ins
(49.5cm) high (19th Century - considerable flaking)
£600-900
from Hunan Province.
1072
of Sun Zhenren - Doctor of Internal Medicine,
seated on a tiger below a canopy carved with
entwined dragon and scroll cloud motifs, on a red
and blue base, 15ins (38.2cm) high (late 19th
Century - some flaking) £600-800
Note: Purchased in Hong Kong in 1978. In Northern
and Central China Sun Zhenren (Sun Simiao) is
better known as Yao Wang. From Hunan Province.
See Keith Stevens - “Chinese Gods: The Unseen
World of Spirits and Demons”, page 108
1073
of Guanyin Pusa - The Goddess Bodhisatva of
Compassion and Sympathy, seated on an oxen, on
painted wooden plinth base, 13.5ins (33.5cm) high
(late 19th Century - gilding retouched and with
some splits) £300-400
from Hunan Province or a neighbouring province
1074
A Chinese documentary carved and painted
giltwood seated figure of Guang Sheng Di Jun,
Emperor Guan - A bearded Daoist seated at a table
with his two minions, 12.5ins (31.9cm) high (19th
Century) £200-300
Note: Purchased in Hong Kong in 1988. Complete
with consecration slip. Probably from Hunan
Province
1075
A Chinese documentary carved polychrome and
giltwood seated figure of Shaman - A Daoist
religious master, his red hat carved with a face and
with character inscriptions, his right hand raised
and holding a book, with a cup in his left hand,
17.5ins (44.5cm) high (chipped) £200-300
Note: Purchased in Kumming Yunnan Province in
1977. Complete with consecration slip dated 1914.
From Xinhua County, Hunan Province.
1076
A Chinese documentary carved giltwood seated
figure of a protective deity, 11.5ins (29.2cm) high
(18th Century £200-300
with consecration slip dated to 1756 under the
reign of the Qianlong Emperor. Commissioned by
Fu Shixiang and his family offering sacrifices to the
deities at the Chenghuang shrine in the Shibei
Temple. From the Wugang County, Qingbao
Prefecture, Hunan Province.
1077-1078

1079
A very large Chinese painted papier-mache seated
figure of Mi Lo Fo - A Lohan, wearing an elaborate
blue and red robe painted with shaped panels
depicting figures in landscapes and with stylised
characters, his right hand raised holding a ring, a
fly whisk in his left hand and with a lion at his feet,
on black painted base, 24ins (61cm) wide x 45.75ins
(116cm) high (circa 1900 - some rubbing in general
and flaking to base) £1000-1500
1080
A large Chinese pottery seated figure of a bearded
Daoist Priest, wearing blue painted robe decorated
in gilt with tri-grams and Ying-Yang symbol, his
right index finger pointing to his left, 32.5ins (77cm)
high £600-800
1081
A large Chinese carved, red painted and giltwood seated figure of a Buddha, his left hand raised up, a cup
in his right hand, on lotus carved base, 18ins (45.8cm) high, and a similar carved lacquered, painted and
giltwood seated figure of a Buddha, a ball in his left hand, on lotus carved base, 19.5ins (49.5cm) high
£300-400
Note: Buddha on painted base was purchased in Hong Kong in 1976 for £30.
1082
A large Chinese carved polychrome and giltwood standing figure of a boy standing on a pig and wearing a
red sashed robe and holding a mask in his right hand, a smaller boy standing by the pig, 21ins (53.3cm)
high (rubbed and slight damage), a similar figure of a seated temple guardian, his right hand raised
wielding an axe and clenching a dragon’s head in his left hand, on painted cloud base, 17.25ins (43.7cm)
high, and a standing figure of a lady with a tablet in her left hand, 21.5ins (54.7cm) high £500-700
1083
A large Chinese carved, painted and giltwood standing figure of a bearded deity, a Cantonese underworld
official holding a tablet in his hands, and on red painted base, 23.5ins (59.7cm) high, a polychrome seated
figure of the “Red Youth” - A boy wearing a green tunic, a tablet in his right raised hand, a jar and cover in
his left hand, on red stepped base, 17ins (43.2cm) high (slight damage), a polychrome and giltwood figure
of a man astride a lion dog, his right hand raised wielding a club, on painted base, 18.5ins (47cm) high,
and a standing figure of Mao Shan Laozi - A Daoist Immortal, 13ins (33.2cm) high £450-600
Note: Bearded Deity purchased in Hong Kong in 1977 for £87. The “Red Youth” purchased in Hong Kong in
1976 for £80. Mao Shan Laozi purchased in Hong Kong for £45.
1084
A large Chinese carved polychrome and giltwood seated figure of a bearded Weather Deity seated on a
mythical beast with billowing robes, his right hand raised brandishing a sword, two fingers raised on his
left hand, on painted cloud base, 20.25ins (51.4cm) high, and four similar standing figures of acolytes - Lei
Kong, the “Duke of Thunder”, 15.375ins (39cm) high, Tian Mu, the wife of Lei Kong, 13ins (33cm) high, Yu
Shi, 14.125ins (36cm) high, and a bearded deity, thought to be the “Wind Master”, holding aloft a flag,
largest 17.5ins (44.5cm) high £350-500
Note: The four similar figures of deities were purchased in Hong Kong in 1977.
Lot 1081 Lot 1082
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1085
A Chinese carved giltwood figure of Guanyin seated
on an elephant, 17ins (43.2cm) high (19th Century -
some damage) £300-500
1086
A very large Chinese carved giltwood standing
figure of Guanyin, her arms crossed and with a
bottle to right hand, on dragon and lotus carved
base, 40ins (101.6cm) high (cracks to base)
£800-1200
1087
Two Chinese carved polychrome and giltwood
seated figures of female goddesses with elaborate
headdresses, one holding a fan and a piece of
fabric, the other a double gourd, on blue and black
painted bases, 8.25ins (21cm) high (late 19th
Century - slight damage to headdress and element
to one hand missing) £200-300
Note: From Fujian Province.
1088
figure of a Mandarin with a fly whisk in his right
hand, 9.25ins (24cm) high, and a seated figure of a
lady, her hands clasped to front, 9ins (22.9cm) high
(some damage to both) £300-500
Note: Ancestral figures.
1089
figure of Xihai Long Wang - The Dragon King of the
Western Seas, with blue painted face and hands
and holding a tablet, on plinth base with four
character inscription to front, 16.5ins (42cm) high,
and a seated figure of a beard deity with a disc in
each hand and seated on a dragon throne, the
plinth base with six-character inscription to front,
15.5ins (39.3cm) high (latter with some damage to
throne) £400-500
Note: Xihai Long Wang purchased in Singapore in
1984 for £60. Singapore carving.
1090
1091
Two Chinese carved lacquer and giltwood standing
figures of Daoists - Bearded figures each holding a
tablet in one hand, 9ins (22.8cm) high and 9.75ins
(24.7cm) high, and wooden stands for same, and
three similar bearded standing figures, various
£460-600
Note: All from Fujian Province.
1092
Two Chinese carved, lacquer and giltwood standing
figures of Tai Yin Xing Jun - The God of the Sun,
each holding a disc in each hand, 8ins (20.3cm)
high and 7.75ins (19.7cm) high, a standing figure of
Shan Cai Tong Zi - The Gifted Youth with hands
raised in prayer, 6.75ins (17.2cm) high, a standing
figure of a female deity, her right hand raised, a rat
in her left sleeve, 8.25ins (21cm) high and a
standing figure of a Daoist warrior holding a child,
7.875ins (20cm) high £400-600
Note: Mostly purchased in Hong Kong in 1977. Tai
Yin Xing Jun and Shan Cai Tong Zi from Shanghai.
Daoist warrior from Ningbo Province.
1093
A Chinese carved lacquer and giltwood standing
figure of Lei Gong - The Duke of Thunder - A half
man half bird winged figure with beaked mouth
holding a hammer and gourd vase in hands, 9ins
(22.8cm) high, and wooden stand for same, a
standing figure of Zeng Zhang Tian Wang - King of
the South - One of the four Heavenly Kings - A
bearded man with a sword in his right hand, 8.25ins
(21cm) high, and wooden stand for same, a
standing figure of a warrior, his right hand raised
holding a sword, his left foot resting on a wheel,
11ins (28cm) high, and two other similar figures,
various £460-600
Note: Lei Gong purchased in Hong Kong in 1977 for
£68 - See Keith Stevens - “Chinese Gods: The
Unseen World of Spirits and Demons”, page 133.
All from Fujian Province.
1094
Two pairs of Chinese carved polychrome and
giltwood standing figures of Jing Jia Atten, each
wearing long flowing robes and holding a pole in
one hand, and a pair of similar standing figures of
female attendants modelled with their hands
clasped, all various sizes - largest 6.25ins (16cm)
high, smallest 4.25ins (10.8cm) high (all late 19th
Century) £500-700
Note: From Fujian Province.
1095

1096
Two Chinese carved, lacquer and giltwood seated
figures of San Qing Dao Zu, the Three Pure Ones -
Daoist Immortals, each seated on a mythical beast
and holding a scroll between their hands, 8.75ins
(22.4cm) high and 9.5ins (24.2cm) high £200-300
Note: From Fujian Province. See Keith Stevens -
“Chinese Gods: The Unseen World of Spirits and
Demons”, page 69
1097
A Chinese carved, lacquer and giltwood seated
figure thought to be Lao Zi seated on a buffalo, his
right hand raised, 10ins (25.3cm) high, a seated
figure thought to be Tai Yi Tian Zun, seated holding
a cup in his left hand, 9.5ins (24.2cm) high, and a
seated figure of Xian Tian Shang Ti holding a ruji
sceptre between his hands, 9.25ins (23.6cm) high
£250-350
Note: Xian Tian Shang Ti purchased in Hong Kong
in 1977. One of the Saintly Emporers of the Ninth
Heaven. All from Fujian Province.
1098
Four Chinese carved polychrome and giltwood
seated figures of Guandi - the Four Diamond Kings
of Heaven - Mo Li Ching, Mo Li Hung, Mo Li Shou,
Mi Lo Hai - one holding a dragon and pearl, one a
sword, one playing a lute and one holding a
palanquin, each on stepped wooden bases, three
14.25ins (36cm) high and one and 19.25ins (48.6cm)
high (late 19th Century - some rubbing)
£2000-3000
1099
figure of Yang Laoda - The Spirit of the Yangtze
River- A deity wearing a detachable helmet and
with his right arm raised holding an axe, a dragon
below his right foot, 18.5ins (47cm) high (late 19th
Century - some rubbing and slight damage
£300-500
Note: Purchased in Beijing in 1996.
Literature: See Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong
Branch 2007, Vol. 47 - pages 165-188
1100
A set of four Chinese carved giltwood seated
figures of Lohans holding a ring, a dragon, beads
and a pagoda in one hand, on red painted stepped
bases, each 12ins (30.5cm) wide x 9.5ins (24cm)
deep x 21ins (53.4cm) high (early 20th Century -
one cracked and one with flaking to top of head)
£2000-3000
Sevens “Chinese Gods: The Unseen World of Spirits
and Demons”, page 95 - image of Lohan with
dragon. From Guangzhou Province.
1101
A Chinese documentary carved and lacquered
wood seated figure of Da Wang - An ancestral male
deity, his robes painted black with animal details
and demons, 10.5ins (26.7cm) high, a carved, red
painted and giltwood standing figure of the Infant
Shakyumi, his left hand raised, 9ins (22.8cm) high,
a similar smaller figure of the Infant Shakyamuni,
4.75ins (12cm) high, a standing figure of a praying
boy with billowing robes, 8ins (20.4cm) high, a and
two other figures, various £350-500
Note: Da Wang purchased in Hong Kong in 1999.
Complete with consecration slip dated Guangxu
1898, and from Wan Xiang, Guilin Sub Prefecture,
Guanghxi Province.
1102
standing figures of Tian Du Yuan Shuai - The God of
Music and Drama, comprising - A male musician
with exposed belly playing a banjo, and a female
musicain in gilt robes playing percussion
instruments, each 10.25ins (26cm) high, and two
similar pairs of entertainers/performers, 9ins
(23cm) high and 7.5ins (19cm) high £350-500
Note: See Keith Stevens - “Chinese Gods: The
1103
figure of a bearded Earth God, 15.75ins (40cm)
high, and his female consort, 15.25ins (38.7cm)
high (late 19th Century - both rubbed) £200-300
Note: Purchased in Portobello Market in 1984
1104
A Chinese carved polychrome wood seated figure of
a Ming Dynasty Official - A bearded man holding a
scroll in his right hand, on rectangular base,
13.25ins (33.5cm) high (late 19th Century)
£200-300
Note: Purchased in Hong Kong in 1976. A Dynastic
Senior Official - unidentified.
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1105
seated figure of Vairocana - A seated Buddha
wearing detachable headdress, 12ins (30.5cm)
high, on a lotus and hexagonal pedestal base,
21.5ins (54.6cm) high overall £400-600
1106
A pair of Chinese carved polychrome standing
figures of Tai Bao Gong - The Demon Destroyer and
Great Protector, each wielding an axe and treading
a cat underfoot, on red and gilt octagonal bases,
each 15.25ins (38.8cm) high, a similar black figure
of Tai Bao Gong, 16ins (40.8cm) high, and a
standing figure of a white bearded warrior with an
axe in each hand, his left hand raised, 14.75ins
(37.3cm) high £350-500
Note: Tai Bao Gong purchased in Hong Kong in
1976 for £140. From Fujian Province. See Keith
Stevens “Chinese Gods: The Unseen World of
Spirits and Demons”, page 159.
1107
standing figure of a bearded Pig-head General, a
sword in his raised left hand, a bell in his right, on
blue, red and gilt base, 14ins (35.5cm) high, a
standing figure of a long haired man, his right hand
raised and on a rocky base, 10.5ins (26.8cm) high, a
standing figure of a warrior, a sword in his right
hand, 11.25ins (28.5cm) high, and two other
figures, various £300-400
Note: Pig-head General purchased in Hong Kong in
1976. Chaozou School.
1108
standing figure of Jan Tian Dou Yu - A man with two
long plaits, his right hand raised to his head and
wearing gilt robes, on octagonal base, 16ins
(40.8cm) high, a seated figure of Mao Shen - A
portly deity with bulging eyes, his robes decorated
with tri-grams and holding a tablet, 13.5ins
(34.4cm) high, a similar seated figure of Hou Wang,
10.5ins (26.6cm) high, and a standing figure of
Taibao Gong, a demon destroyer, his right hand
raised holding an axe, his left foot on a tiger,
11.25ins (28.6cm) high £350-500
with brown paper consecration slip dated to 1916.
1109
figure of a monk, a fan in his right hand, a cup in his
left and on a rocky base, 6.75ins (17.3cm) high, a
carved wood seated figure of Pu’an Da Zuschi, 8ins
(20.4cm) high, a carved polychrome figure of Lei
Gong - The Duke of Thunder, 11.25ins (28.7cm)
high, and a standing figure of an acolyte, 9.5ins
(24.3cm) high £400-600
1110
A Chinese carved black painted and giltwood
standing figure of a deity, thought to be Erlang
Shen, his right hand raised and his left foot resting
on an animal, 16ins (40.8cm) high, a carved and
polychrome seated figure of an articulated Guanyin
wearing silk robes, 16ins (40.8cm) high, and a
carved black painted seated figure of Kon Fu Chien
Sui, seated in a rocky outcrop, his right hand raised
holding a weapon and a bird behind his left
shoulder, and with character inscription to front of
base, 17ins (43.2cm) high £300-400
Note: Deity thought to be Erlang Shen purchased in
Hong Kong in 1980. Probably a South China Boat
People figure or from northern Guangdong
Province. Guanyin - Pearl River Boat People figure.
1111
standing figure of a deity with bulging eyes, his left
hand raised holding a fish and a bird in his right
hand, his feet resting on a lion and a dragon, on red
base, 11.5ins (29.3cm) high, a seated figure of a
deity with a blue face, 12ins (30.5cm) high, and ten
other figures, various £300-400
Note: Mostly Pearl River Boat People figures.
1112
standing figure of a Ho Hsien Ku - A lady with
billowing robes to head and holding a lotus, on
painted base, 8.25ins (21cm) high, a seated figure
of a bearded god with elaborate headdress and
holding a sycee, with metal mount to base
inscribed with characters, 14ins (35.7cm) high, a
standing figure of a General with rank badge to
chest carved with a dragon, his right hand raised
holding a sword, 11.5ins (29.4cm) high, and two
other seated figures of bearded immortals, one
with a black and white face and beard, 10.25ins
(26cm) high, the other holding an axe in his right
hand and temple in left hand, 10.5ins (26.8cm) high
£250-350
Note: Ho Hsien Ku purchased in Hong Kong in
1978. General purchased in Taipei in 1992. Black
and White Immortal purchased in Taiwan in 1982.
1113
seated figure of Xuan Tian Shangdi - The Northern
Emperor - A bearded man, his hands resting on his
knees and with painted cloud motifs to base,
18.5ins (47cm) high, and six similar sanding figures
of his acolytes, each holding a different emblem,
tallest 14.5ins (36.8cm) high, shortest 12ins
(30.5cm) high (some damage) £350-500
Note: All purchased in Hong Kong in 1979 for £250.
All from the Ningbo region of Zhejiang Province.

1114
figure of Bai Hao Xian Shi - The White Crane
Immortal - astride a crane, his right arm raised
brandishing a sword, on cloud base and plinth
support, 11ins (28cm) high, a figure of a man on
horseback, his right hand raised holding a weapon,
on red and black base, 15.5ins (39.4cm) high, a
seated figure of Liu Bowen - A Deified Ming Dynasty
Strategist, 13ins (33cm high), a seated figure of a
Goddess, 11ins (28cm) high, and a standing figure
of a long haired deity holding an axe in his raised
left hand, 13ins (33cm) high £300-400
Note: Bai Hao Xian Shi purchased in Hong Kong in
1978 for £75. From Fujian Province. Figure on
horseback - Chaozhou School. Liu Bowen
purchased in Macao in 1978 for £30. Canton School.
Goddess purchased in 1978.
1115
standing figure of Kui Xing balancing on his right
foot on a dragon emerging from the sea, his right
hand raised holding a seal, a book or ink slab in his
other hand, 12ins (30cm) high, a similar smaller
bronze figure, 6.5ins (16.5cm) high, and three
carved polychrome and giltwood standing figures of
Wen Chang holding various objects, 7.75ins
(19.7cm) high and two at 8ins (20.3cm) high
£350-500
Note: Kui Xing - see Keith Stevens - “Chinese Gods:
The Unseen World of Spirits and Demons”, pages
104 & 105. Hangzhou carving. Wen Chang with flag,
and Wen Chang with scroll each purchased in
Singapore in 1976 for £90.
1116
figure of Tudigong - The Earth God holding a sycee
in his left hand, 10ins (25.4cm) high, a similar
seated figure of Gan Tian Da Di - The Emperor who
influences Heaven, his feet resting on a tiger, 8.5ins
(21.7cm) high, one other seated figure of Tudigong,
10.75ins (27.4cm) high, a seated figure of Nadu
Gong - The local Earth God in Malaysia, 9ins (23cm)
high, and two other figures, various £600-800
Note: First Tudigong purchased in Singapore in
1968. Typical image from Amoy - Fujian Province.
See Keith Stevens - “Chinese Gods - The Unseen
World of Spirits and Demons”, page 130. Gan Tian
Da Di purchased in 1969. Singapore carving. Nandu
Gong purchased in Penang in 1968 - from Fujian
Province.
1117
A Chinese carved painted and giltwood group of a
double ancestral figure - A seated elderly couple,
5.25ins (13.3cm) high, a carved polychrome group
of a seated couple, 8.25ins (21cm) high (wormed), a
small carved and giltwood figure of Lei Gong - A
winged figure riding an elephant, 5.75ins (14.6cm)
high, and six other figures, various £250-350
Note: Double ancestral figure - Pear River Boat
People figure. See Keith Stevens “Chinese Gods:
The Unseen World of Spirits and Demons”, page
143. Lei Gong - one of the thirty-six Generals of the
Northern Emperor. Purchased on Singapore in
1972. From Fujian Province.
1118
figure of Lin Fui Ta Sen, his feet resting on lion
dogs, 9.25ins (23.5cm) high, a seated figure of
Wang Ye, 9.75ins (24.8cm) high, a standing figure of
Ma Fu - The Horse Attendant, 7.25ins (18.4cm)
high, a standing figure of a boy, an assistant to a
Daoist Priest, with a fly whisk in his right hand, a
bottle in his left, 7.875ins (20cm) high, a seated
figure of Fu Zhu Gong, the Lord Ritual Master, his
feet resting on two coins, 7.875ins (20cm) high, and
and four other figures, various £300-500
Note: Assistant to Daoist Priest purchased in
Singapore in 1968. According to Keith Stevens:
“Possibly Amoy, but more likely carved by a
Hokkien carved in Singapore”. Fu Zhu Gong
purchased in Singapore in 1969. Carved in Taiwan
for South-East Asian Market.
1119
figure of Zhao Yun Zilong - A Deified Hero with four
flags to back and holding a sword in his right hand,
11.25ins (28.6cm) high, a carved polychrome seated
figure of Wang Tai Sin - Daoist Immortal, 10ins
(25.4cm) high, a seated figure of a blue faced deity,
9.75ins (24.8cm) high, two seated figures of Nan
Bei Dou Xing Jun - the Stellar Deities of the
Southern and Northern Dippers each holding a fly
whisk, one with black beard, the other with white
beard and holding a scroll, each 10ins (25.4cm) and
three other figures, various £200-300
Note: Zhao Yun Zilong purchased in Singapore in
1983. Nan Bei Dou Xing Jun purchased in
Singapore in 1969.
1120
figure of Pu Hua Tiancun - A bearded deity, his right
hand raised holding a sword and a pot in his left
hand, and wearing cloth robes, 14.75ins (37.5cm)
high, a seated figure of a lady, 11.5ins (29.3cm)
high, a standing figure of a dancing Immortal - Ji
Gong, 10ins (25.5cm) high, a standing figure of Mu
Lian, an Indian monk with a staff and a Disciple of
Sakyamuni, 11.75ins (30cm) high (heavily
repainted), and three other figures, various
£250-350
Note: Ji Gong from Fujian Province. Mu Lian
purchased in Hong Kong in 1977 - his image is
popular in Fujian communities Buddhist temples,
especially in Taiwan.
1121
A large Chinese carved giltwood standing figure of
Wei To - A guardian with a billowing robe and
elaborate headdress, 16.5ins (42cm) high, three
standing figures of Fu Lu Shou - Three bearded
stellar deities, 10ins (25.5cm) and 10.5ins (26.3cm)
high, and a standing figure of Na-Zha San Taizi, the
third Prince Na-Zha, a multi-armed deity, 10.25ins
(26cm) high and a standing figure of Mao Shan Jun,
a Daoist Immortal holding a sword in his raised
right hand, 12.5ins (32cm) high £400-600
Note: Wei To purchased in Hong Kong in 1980 for
£230. Fu Lu Shou figures purchased in Hong Kong
in 1985. From Fujian Province. Na-Zha San Taizi
purchased in Hong Kong in 1990. Xiamen School.
Mao Shan Jun - Daoist Mao Shan Sect. Purchased
in Hong Kong in 1992.
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1122
A Chinese carved polychrome and giltwood standing figure of a female
attendant, standing on cloud scrolls, 7ins (17.8cm) high, and hardwood stand
for same (early 19th Century) £100-150
Note: Purchased in Hong Kong in 1981 for £211. An unidentified Goddess.
From Shanxi Province.
1123
A large Chinese carved polychrome and giltwood seated figure of a lady
seated in a horse-shoe shaped chair, holding a peach in her left hand and a
staff in her right hand, with four character inscription to base, 15.75ins (40cm)
high £200-300
Note: Purchased in Singapore in 1983. From Fujian Province.
1124
A large Chinese carved polychrome and giltwood seated figure of a bearded
King of the Underworld, with green painted beard, his feet resting on two lion
dogs, and with character inscription to base, 16.5ins (42cm) high (some
flaking and cracked to base) £200-300
1125
A large Chinese carved polychrome and giltwood seated figure of a bearded
deity with elaborate headdress, pink face and long beard, on red and black
base, 17ins (43.2cm) high £200-300
1126
A Chinese carved lacquered and giltwood seated figure of Mi Lo Fo, the
Laughing Buddha, holding a string of beads in his right hand and clutching a
bag in his left hand, 5ins (12.8cm) high, seated on a throne with painted
character to circular roundel at back, 9ins (23cm) high overall £80-120
1127
A Chinese carved polychrome and giltwood seated figure of Zhu Sheng Niang
Niang - The Lady who Registers Births - The Midwife Goddess, a fly whisk in
her right hand, 10.5ins (26.8cm) high (some flaking) £200-300
Note: Purchased in Hong Kong in 1979. From the Fujian Province. See Keith
Stevens “Chinese Gods: The Unseen World of Spirits and Demons”, page 119
1128
A Chinese carved lacquered and giltwood seated figure of a Shakyamuni
Buddha, 6.75ins (17.2cm) high, on giltwood and red painted throne with disc
to cresting, 9.75ins (25cm) high overall £200-300
Note: Probably from coastal China.
1129
A Chinese carved polychrome seated figure of a Bodhishattva, Sung Dynasty
style, his right hand resting on his right knee, 7.75ins (19.7cm) high (some
repainting) £100-200
Note: Purchased in Beijing. See “Arts of Asia” July-August 2003, page 80 -
Article by Keith Steven & Jennifer Welch “Guanyin, Various Forms and Styles
of Images of Chinese Bodhisattva” - suggests Shanxi Province attribution.
1130-1131

1132
A Chinese carved lacquered and giltwood standing
figure of Lu Dongbin - The Patriarch Lu - One of the
Eight Daoist Immortals - A bearded man carrying a
sword over his right shoulder, on wooden base,
9ins (23cm) high £100-150
1133
A Chinese carved lacquered and giltwood seated
figure of an Immortal, his hands clasped to front,
on red painted stool and rectangular base, 9.25ins
(32.5cm) high
1134
figure of Zhunti Pusa - A multi-armed Bodhisattva,
on lotus pattern base, 10ins (25.5cm) high £80-120
1135
Two Chinese carved lacquered and giltwood seated
figures of Daoist Immortals, Taishan Fujun, Lord of
Mount Tai, and Fengdi Dadi, The Great Emperor of
Fendu, Controller of the Underworld, each wearing
similar headdress and holding a tablet in hands,
and on wooden stands, 8.25ins (21cm) high and
8.5ins (21.6cm) high £200-300
Note: Probably Ningbo carvings
1136
figure Long Wang of the Oceans - A Dragon King -
A bearded Daoist Immortal holding a tablet in his
hands, 9.25ins (23.5cm) high, and a similar seated
figure of another Daoist Immortal, also holding a
tablet in his hands, 9.25ions (23.5cm) high
£120-160
Note: Long Wang purchased in Hong Kong in 1977.
'Both from Fujian Province.
1137
figure of Dongyue Dadi - The Great Emperor of the
Sacred Mountain of the East and Supreme Ruler of
the Underworld holding a tablet in his hands, 10ins
(25.5cm) high and a similar seated figure of a
Daoist Immortal holding a tablet in his hands,
10.25ins (26cm) high £80-120
Note: Dongyue Dadi purchased in Hong Kong in
1976. The Scared Mountain of the East refers to
Mount Tai, Shangdong Province. Both from Fujian
Province.
1138
figure of a Daoist Immortal holding a tablet in his
hands, 9.5ins (24.2cm) high (tablet repaired), and
one other similar seated figure with beads hanging
from his headdress and holding a tablet in his
hands, 9.5ins (24.2cm) high £80-120
Note: Both from Fujian Province. Underworld
Judges.
1139
figure of Guigu Zi - Member of the Board of
Medicine - A bearded Immortal holding a tablet,
10ins (25.5cm) high, and a similar seated figure of
a demonic deity with three eyes, possibly Erlang
Shen, a double gourd vase in his right hand, 8.75ins
(22.4cm) high £100-150
1140
A Chinese carved, lacquered and giltwood figure of
Gui Wang - The King of the Demons - A seated
Daoist Immortal with red beard and holding a
tablet, 8ins (20.4cm) high, and a seated figure,
thought to be General Yingyong - His right hand
raised holding a sword, 9.5ins (24.3cm) high
£150-200
Note: Gui Wang purchased in Hong Kong in 1976.
1141
A Chinese carved lacquered and giltwood standing
figure of a Guardian, a ball in his right hand, his left
slightly raised, 10.5ins (26.8cm) high, and a similar
standing figure of a deity, a bag of scrolls in his left
hand, 8.25ins (21cm) high £100-150
1142
figure of a lady holding a tablet, 9ins (23cm) high, a
seated figured of a Daoist Immortal holding a
tablet, on stepped seat, 8.5ins (21.7cm) high, and a
seated figure of a female, her right hand slightly
raised, 8.5ins (21.7cm) high £150-200
Note: All from Fujian Province.
1143
figure of Cai Shen - God of Wealth and Prosperty,
holding a sycee in his right hand and a sceptre in
his left hand, on red base, 8ins (20.5cm) high, a
standing figure of a bearded deity, a spiked club in
his right hand, on wooden base, 9ins (22.8cm) high,
a standing figure of a Confucian Immortal, 7ins
(18cm) high, and a similar figure £200-300
Note: Cai Shen purchased in Hong Kong 1976.
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1144
A Chinese carved red painted and giltwood figure of
Wen Shu - A deity astride an elephant with a ruyi
sceptre in his left hand, 16ins (40.7cm) high, and a
similar figure of Pu Xian Pusa - A deity seated on an
elephant with a scroll in his right hand, 15ins
(38.2cm) high (former flaking and latter cracked)
£150-200
1145
A Chinese carved giltwood standing figure of
Amitabha- A Celestial Buddha, Emi Tuo Fo, with his
left hand raised holding a lotus ornament and on
lotus pattern base, 16.25ins (41.3cm) high
(ornament loose from hand) £200-300
1146
A Chinese carved lacquered and giltwood figure of
a Daoist, possibly Nanji Xiaweng, astride a
cockerel, his right hand raised holding a sword,
10.5ins (26.8cm) high £100-200
1147
A Chinese carved lacquered and giltwood figure of
Xuan Tan Yuan Shuai - Marshall of the Mysterious
Altar - A deity seated on a tiger, his right hand
raised holding a club, a sycee in his left hand, 10ins
(25.5cm) high £200-300
Note: Purchased in Kuala Lumpur in 1967. A
Wealth and Health God also know as Zhao
Gongming.
1148
A Chinese carved lacquered red painted giltwood
seated figure of Dizang Wang - A Bodhisattva
holding a cup, 11.75ins (29.8cm) high, and throne
for same, 12.75ins (32.5cm) high overall £200-300
1149
standing figure of a Bodhisattva and hexagonal
lotus stand for same, 15ins (38.3cm) high
£200-300
Note: Purchased in Singapore in 1967. From Fujian
Province.
1150
A large Chinese carved lacquered and giltwood
standing figure of Yaoshi Fu - A Buddha of Medicine
- A female goddess holding a lotus bud, on
detachable circular lotus pattern base and red
painted stand, 17ins (43.2cm) high £200-300
1151
A Chinese carved painted and giltwood standing
figure of Ta-Mo Ta-shi, a Bodhidharma - An
Immortal carrying his circular hat on his back, a
staff in his right hand and an armed bow in his left
hand, on carved rectangular wooden stand,
12.75ins (32.4cm) high £200-300
Stevens “Chinese Gods: The Unseen World of
Spirits and Demons”, page 97.
1152
A Chinese carved lacqd and giltwood seated figure
of Guanyin seated under a canopy on lotus pattern
throne and accompanied by two acolytes below,
13ins (33cm) high (minor losses and rubbing)
£200-300
1153-1155

1156
A Chinese documentary carved polychrome
standing figure of Pan Guan - The Underworld
Magistrate, 15.25ins (38.6cm) high, a standing
figure of Wuchang Gui - Wealth god of the locality,
his right arm raised, 18.25ins (46.3cm) high, and a
large carved giltwood figure of a long bearded
Lohan seated on a lion dog, 21ins (53.5cm) high (all
alte 19th Century - latter quite damaged)
£300-400
Note: Pan Guan purchased in Hong Kong in 1989.
Complete with consecration slip dated 1896,
commissioned by Li Yingmei and Li Zhonghe on
behalf of the residents of Jinghe Shan area. Xinhua
Prefecture, Hunan Province. Wu Chang Gui
purchased in Hong Kong in 1980 and probably from
Guangdong Province.
1157
A Chinese carved and gilded soapstone seated
figure of Guanyin and a child, 5.5ins (14cm) high, a
carved giltwood seated figure of an official, 7ins
(18cm) high, a carved polychrome seated figure of
Tu Digong - The Earth God, holding a fly whisk in
his right hand, a sycee in his left hand, 9ins (23cm)
high, a similar seated figure of a bearded Tu
Digong, 10.25ins (26cm) high, and three other
figures of Tu Digong, a similar stoneware figure and
a pottery figure, all various sizes £150-200
Note: Official - unidentified - from Shanxi Province.
Listed Tu Digong figures - both purchased in Hong
Kong in 1977 and probably from Hunan Province.
1158
A Chinese carved polychrome seated figure of Liu
Peizhong - A bald headed Master, on green and red
base, 10.75ins (27.4cm) high, a carved polychrome
and giltwood seated figure of Shen Nong - The
Divine Husbandsman, 8.5ins (21.6cm) high, a
carved wood standing figure of Zhang Xian - A
Daoist Immortal with a child and holding a bow,
Immortal, 11.5ins (29.3cm) high, a carved figure
group of the He He Erxian twins, 11.5ins (29.3cm)
high, and three other figures of various Immortals
£600-800
Note: Liu Peizhong (1911-1974) purchased in Taipei
in 1985. Founder of the Kunlun Daoist Sect, known
as the Master of the Kunlun Mountain Sect. See
Keith Stevens “Chinese Gods: The Unseen World of
Spirits and Demons”, page 66. Shen Nong
purchased in Hong Kong in 1977. Probably from
Hunan Province, but said by antique dealer from
‘Canton and 200 years old’.
He He Erxian twins purchased in Hong Kong in
1977. The Immortal twins of Harmony and Union -
Folk Religion Deities. Probably Cantonese.
1159
seated figure of Wenchang Wang - God of literature
and Culture - A bearded Immortal wearing a
dragon robe and holding a scroll in his right hand,
15ins (38.2cm) high, a seated figure of a Lohan
holding a scroll, 12.5ins (31.8cm) high, a small
seated figure of Guanyin, 4.25ins (10.8cm) high, and
sixteen other figures, various £500-700
Note: Wenchang Wang purchased in Macao.
Guanyin purchased in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province in
1997, said to be Mong.
1160
A Chinese carved red painted and giltwood seated
figure of Guanyin Pusa - The Merciful Bodhisattva
of Compassion and Sympathy, 10ins (25.4cm) high,
a large carved polychrome and giltwood seated
figure of a bearded deity, his feet resting on two lion
dogs, on green painted base, 12.5ins (31.6cm) high,
a carved polychrome standing figure of an
Immortal with a tiger by his side, 12.5ins (31.7cm)
high, and three other figures, various £500-700
Note: Guanyin Pusa purchased in Hong Kong in
1976. Probably from Hunan Province.
1161
A carved lacquered and giltwood figure of a male
demon, his right arm raised brandishing a weapon,
a ring in his left hand, on rocky base, 12ins (30.5cm)
high, a carved polychrome and giltwood standing
figure of Liu Bei - A Guardian with a stylised beard,
with a polearm in one hand, on blue and red
painted base, 15.25ins (38.7cm) high, a carved
polychrome and giltwood standing figure of Dian
Mu - Goddess of Lightening, a symbol in each hand,
12ins (30.5cm) high, and two other figures, various
£500-700
Note: Male Demon purchased in Hong Kong in
1978 for £88. According to antique dealer it was
from Hunan Province - he is similar to images in
Eastern China. Liu Bei purchased in Hong Kong in
1976 for £25. Dian Mu purchased in Hong Kong in
1978 for £44. Probably from Hunan Province.
1162
figure of Xuan Tian Shangdi - The Supreme Lord of
the Dark Heaven, 13ins (33cm) high, a carved
giltwood seated figure of a Daoist Immortal
wearing a dragon robe, on red painted horse-shoe
shaped chair, 12.75ins (32.4cm) high, a polychrome
seated figure of Xie Zhen Zhen - An Ancestral
Immortal holding a teal, 13.5ins (34.3cm) high, a
seated figure of Xuantian Shangdi with a serpent
and tortoise, 10ins (25.4cm) high, and a seated
figure of To Mu - An Immortal, 8ins (20.3cm) high
£500-700
Note: Xuan Tian Shangdi purchased in Hong Kong
in 1981. Complete with consecration slip. From
Hunan Province. He is also know in North China
and parts of Taiwan as the True Warrior, Zhen Wu.
Xie Zhen Zhen purchased in Macao in 1978.
Xuantian Shangdi purchased in Hong Kong in 1969.
To Mu purchased in Hong Kong in 1976.
1163
figure of a bearded domestic altar deity, 13.25ins
(33.8cm) high, a carved polychrome and giltwood
seated figure of Xuan Tian Shangdi, the Northern
Emperor, 10.25ins (26cm) high, a polychrome
standing figure of Xuan Tan Yuanshuai, Marshall of
the Dark Altar - A warrior, standing on a tiger and
a dragon, 28cm high, a polychrome seated figure of
a multi-armed deity, 13ins (33cm) high, a black
seated deity holding a wheat sheaf, 9.5ins (24cm)
Note: Domestic Altar Deity purchased in Hong
Kong in 1977. Probably from Hunan or
neighbouring Province. Xuantian Shangdi
purchased Singapore 1972. From Fjuian Province.
Xuan Tan Yuanshuai purchased Hong Kong in 1977.
Probably from Hunan Province. Multi-armed deity -
Pearl River Boat People figure.
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1164
A Chinese carved giltwood seated figure of a
Changmei Lohan, with long white eyebrows,
5.125ins (13cm) high, a seated figure of a Buddha
on lotus base, 12ins (30.5cm) high, a carved
giltwood seated figure of Xuan Tian Shangdi - A
seated bearded deity, a sword in his right hand, his
right foot resting on a tortoise, 9.25ins (23.5cm)
high, a standing figure of Han Zhongli - An
Immortal scratching his ear and holding a fan, with
an attendant holding a double gourd, 15ins
(38.1cm), a seated figure of a Daoist Immortal on
red painted horse-shoe shaped chair, 11ins (28cm)
Note: Changmei Lohan - the fifteenth Lohan -
purchased in Hong Kong in 1969. Buddha
purchased in Hong Kong in 1976. Xuan Tian
Shangdi purchased in Hong Kong in 1977. Han
Zhongli purchased Macau 1977. The Senior of the
Eight Immortals. Probably from Canton.
1165
seated figure of Da Dijan Xia - A seated Immortal, a
fly whisk in his left hand, his feet resting on toads,
with three character inscription to base, 15ins
(38.2cm) high, a seated figure of the Saintly King,
Zhangzhou - A bearded god, a sword in his right
hand, his feet resting on a black tortoise, 15.5ins
(39.4cm) high, a seated figure of a Tibetan monk
with a scroll in his right hand, 16ins (40.6cm) high,
a seated figure of a Daoist Priest, 10.5ins (16.4cm)
Note: Da Dijan Xia purchased in Hong Kong in 1978.
Taiwanese. Daoist Priest purchased in Penang.
1166
standing figure of Wang Ling Guan - The Spirit
Official, with billowing robes, his right arm raised
brandishing a sword, 23ins (85.5cm) high, a
standing figure of Guandi - A bearded guardian, a
polearm in his right hand and standing on flames,
16.5ins (42cm) high, a standing figure of a deity, a
sword in his right hand and a ring in his left,
18.25ins (46.4cm) high, and three other figures,
various £600-800
Note: Wang Ling Guan purchased Hong Kong 1976.
Chaozhou School. Guandi purchased in Hong Kong
in 1977.
1167
A pair of Chinese carved polychrome and giltwood
figures of standing female Standard Bearers, 11ins
(28cm) high, a large carved lacquered and giltwood
standing figure of a Daoist Immortal holding a
tablet, on red painted base, 16.75ins (42.6cm) high,
a standing figure of Xiaoshi - The Eight Lohan
holding a lion dog, 11ins (28cm) high, and three
Note: Daoist Immortal purchased Hong Kong 1978.
Probably Northern China. Xiaoshi purchased in
Hong Kong in 1977.
1168
A Chinese carved polychrome standing figure of an
Immortal wearing a floral robe, 16.5ins (42cm) high
(worn and cracked), a carved polychrome and
giltwood seated figure of a bearded Daoist deity,
15.75ins (40cm) high, and a carved polychrome and
giltwood standing figure of a female Shamen,
wearing a long harlequin robe, 19ins (48.3cm) high
£400-600
Note: Immortal - unidentified. Daoist deity
purchased in Lukang in 1998. Female Shamen
purchased in Hong Kong in 1980. A Pearl River
Boat People figure.
1169
standing figure of an Assistant to a Wealth God
holding a sycee in his right hand, 9ins (22.3cm)
high, a carved green lacquer and giltwood seated
figure of a Tibetan Lama, 10.25ins (26cm) high, a
carved giltwood seated figure of the God of Wealth
- A deity holding a sycee and ruji sceptre, 9.5ins
(24cm) high, a polychrome seated figure of Fu Xi -
A deity holding fly whisk in his right hand, a tablet
in the other hand, 10.625ins (27cm) high, and four
Note: Assistant to a God of Wealth purchased in
Taipei in 1983. Tibetan Lama purchased in Hong
Kong in 1985. God of Wealth purchased in Wuhan in
1996. Probably from Hunan Province. Fu Xi
purchased in Lukang in 1996.
1170
figure of Qi Tian Da Sheng - The Monkey King, The
Great Sage, The Equal of Heaven, 12ins (30.5cm)
high, a seated figure of a long-haired Monkey King,
a peach in his left hand, his feet resting on lion
dogs, 13ins (33.6cm) high, four other carved wood
figures of Monkey Gods, and a Shekwan pottery
seated figure of a Monkey God, a peach in his right
hand, 7.25ins (18.5cm) high, and painted and
giltwood niche for same, 11.75ins (30cm) high
overall £400-600
1171
figure of a bearded deity, a fly whisk in his right
hand and with tri-grams to robe, 10.5ins (26.7cm)
high, a standing figure of Lu Dongbin - A Daoist
Immortal with a demon to his side and a fly whisk
in his right hand, 10.5ins (26.7cm) high, a seated
figure of a white bearded deity, 10.75ins (27.4cm)
high, a seated figure of Qitian Da Sheng, the Great
Sage, the Equal of Heaven - a black bearded deity
holding a fly whisk in hs right hand, 10.25ins (26cm)
high, and a seated figure of Guan Sheng Dijun, the
Emperor Guan Guandi - a bearded deity, 14.25ins
(36.3cm) high £500-600
Note: Lu Dongbin purchased in Hong Kong in 1976.
Qitian Da Sheng purchased in Hong Kong in 1976.
A Pearl River Boat People figure. Guan Sheng Dijun
purchased Hong Kong 1977. From Canton.
1172
figure of San Guan Dadi - The Daoist Ruler of the
Water, 12.75ins (32.4cm) high (18th Century), and a
seated figure of a female ancestor, 9.5ins (24cm)
high (19th Century) £150-200
Note: San Guan Dadi purchased in Hong Kong in
1980. Complete with consecration slip dated to
1777. From Wu Gang Town, Hunan Province.
Female ancestor figure purchased in Hong Kong in
1977 and probably from Hunan Province.

1173
figure of an unidentified official, 10ins (25.5cm)
high (18th Century) £200-300
Note: Purchased in Hong Kong in 1977. Probably an
ancestoral image from Hunan Province.
1174
A Chinese carved giltwood and polychrome figure
of a lady astride a horse, 9.25ins (23.5cm) high
(19th Century) £200-300
Unidentified figure.
1175
figure of Emperor Guan Sheng Di Jun - A Guardian,
10.25ins (26cm) high (18th Century - some
damage) £200-300
with consecration slip dated to Qianlong 1789.
Commissioned by Pan Mushi Luan, Shan Village,
No. 3 Sub District, Long Guan, Wu Gang County,
Baoqing Prefecture, Hunan Province
1176
figure of Di Zhang Wang Pusa - Saviour of Souls in
the Underworld, 12.5ins (31.7cm) high (18th
Century) £200-300
1177
A Chinese documentary carved, painted and
giltwood figure of Zhujiang Dishen - Chief General
and Heavenly Ruler wearing billowing robes, his
right hand raised holding a weapon, 13ins (33cm)
high £150-200
with consecration slip dated to Jiaqing 1799.
Presented by Chen Dajiong, Fankuo Village Shrine.
From Luling County, Ji’an Prefecture in Jiangxi
Province.
1178
Three Chinese documentary carved polychrome
seated figures - Jiang Zhi Hua - A Shamen
Ancestral figure, 9.25ins (23.5cm) high, Gao Gong
Jingchuan, 9ins (22.8cm) high, and a seated
Shamen Ancestral figure, 7.5ins (19cm) high,
inscribed with three characters to the base,
probably a name ‘Lian You X’ £150-200
Note: All purchased in Folkestone in 1986. All from
the Hunan Province. Complete with consecration
slip as follows - Jiang Zhi Hua dated to 1883, Gao
Gong Jingchuan dated to 1838, and Shamen
Ancestral figure dated to 1895.
1179
A Chinese carved painted and giltwood standing
group of He-He Exian - Laughing Twins - The
Immortal Twins of Harmony and Union, 7.5ins
(19cm) high (Qing Dynasty - 18th Century), a
polychrome seated ancestral portrait of Liu Shun
(***), 9.25ins (23.5cm) high (late 19th Century), a
seated figure of a Daoist priest, 11ins (28cm) high
(late 19th Century) and a seated figure of a lady,
9.25ins (23.5cm) high (late 19th Century) £250-350
Note: He-He Exian twins purchased in Hong Kong
in 1970. Probably from Hunan Province. Liu Shun
(***) purchased in Hong Kong in 1980. Probably
from Hunan Province. Daoist Priest purchased in
Hong Kong in 1980. An unidentified Domestic Altar
image, ancestral.From Hunan Province. Seated
lady purchased in Hong Kong in 1979. An
unidentified female ancestral figure. From Hunan
Province - possibly Anhua or Ningxiang.
1180
Two Chinese documentary carved polychrome
figures - seated group of two conjoined Daoist
priests, 8.25ins (21cm) high, a seated figure of
Madame Yang, an ancestral lady, 11ins (28cm) high,
a polychrome and giltwood seated figure of female
Immortal, 9.25ins (23.5cm) high, a giltwood seated
figure of a Daoist deity - Sun Simiao Zhenren - The
Doctor of Internal Medicine, 8.5ins (21.7cm) high,
and a seated figure of a female Immortal, 9.125ins
(23cm) high £300-400
Note: The group of conjoined Daoist priests
purchased in Guangzhou in 1998. Complete with
consecration slip dated to 1863, dedicated to the
spirit of Chen Jiuyun before the altar of Guan Lei.
Commissioned by his two sons, Chen Luoyao and
Chen Chen Fayao at the Qinglong Temple. Madame
Yang purchased in Hong Kong in 1979. Complete
with consecration slip dated to Tongzhi 1862. From
Wugang County, Baoqing Prefecture, Hunan
Province. Female Immortal purchased in Hong
Kong in 1980. Probably from Hunan Province. Sun
Simiao Zhenren purchased in Hong Kong in 1976.
From Hunan Province. Female Immortal purchased
in Hong Kong in 1977. An unidentified female,
ancestral image. Probably from Hunan Province.
1181
Two Chinese documentary carved polychrome
seated figures - Wu Qingpeng - An Immortal,
6.75ins (17.3cm) high, and General Wei - Protective
deity and a Door God, 10ins (25.5cm) high, and a
red painted and giltwood seated figure of the
bearded God of Wealth - A deity holding a sycee in
his left hand, 9.5ins (24.2cm) high, a polychrome
figure of £200-300
Note: Wu Qingpeng purchased in Folkestone in
Guangxu 1876. From Anhua County, Hunan
Province. General Wei purchased in Hong Kong in
Tongzhi 1871. Dedicated by Yin Zuofan, City God
Shrine in the Han Shan Miao. From Youxi County,
Baoqing Prefecture, Hunan Province. The God of
Wealth purchased in Hong Kong in 1994.
1182-1183
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1184
A Chinese documentary carved polychrome seated
figure of Liu Miaoxing, an ancestral image, with a
bowl in his left hand and a tablet in his right hand,
11ins (28cm) high, a carved giltwood figure of a
Daoist Shaman, a tablet in his right hand and a
bowl in his left hand, and a dog by his side, 9.5ins
(24.2cm) high, and a carved giltwood standing
figure of a slender Immortal holding a tablet in his
hands, 8.75ins (22.3cm) high £250-350
Note: Liu Miaoxing purchased in Christie’s, London
Guangxu 1897. From Anhu County, Changsha
Prefecture, Hunan Province. Daoist Shaman figure
purchased in Hong Kong in 1978. The figure of the
Immortal purchased in London in 1983. According
to Keith Stevens’ notes with consecration slip dated
1664 but possibly later added.
1185
A Chinese documentary carved polychrome seated
figure of Wang Gong Yuanshuai, Marshall Wang - A
seated Guardian, 12.5ins (31.7cm) high, a carved,
painted and giltwood seated figure of Emperor
Guandi - Major Daoist, 11.75ins (29.8cm) high, and
a carved wood seated figure of a lady, her right
hand raised holding a tablet and a cup in her left
hand, 13ins (33cm) high £300-400
Note: Wang Gong Yuanshuai purchased in
Christie’s London, 1984. Complete with
consecration slip dated to 1928. From Anhua
County, Hunan Province. Emperor Guandi
purchased in Hong Kong in 1980. A Buddhist and
Folk Religion Deity. From Hunan Province.
1186
A Chinese documentary carved and painted wood
seated figure of Emperor Guan, 11ins (28cm) high,
a carved giltwood standing figure of Erlang Shen -
The Second Born with a dog by his feet, 11ins
(28cm) high, and a carved giltwood standing figure
of a man, his right hand raised and a cup in his left
hand, his right foot resting on a serpent, 11.75ins
(29.8cm) high, £300-400
Note: Emperor Guan complete with consecration
slip dated to 1819. Erlang Shen purchased in Hong
Kong in 1979. From Hunan Province. Man with
serpent purchased in Hong Kong in 1979. Probably
1187
figure of Jiang Hai Yuan, 7.25ins (18cm) high, a
seated figure of Tian-guan - The Ruler of Heaven,
8.25ins (20.9cm) high, and a carved, painted and
giltwood seated figure of a deity, 11.5ins (29.2cm)
high £150-200
Note: Jiang Hai Yuan purchased in Hong Kong in
1836. From Xin Ning County, Bao Qing Prefecture,
Hunan Province. Tian-guan purchased in Hong
Kong in 1979. From Hunan Province.
1188
deity astride a bird, 6.75ins (17.3cm) high, a seated
figure of an official, 6ins high (15.2cm) high, a
seated figure of a deity holding a tablet in his
hands, 7.5ins (19cm) high, a seated figure of San
Wang Fu, his feet resting on two lion dogs, 6ins
(15.2cm) high, and three other figures, various
£300-500
Note: All Pearl River Boat People figures.
1189
figure of a deity, seated on a horse-shoe backed
chair, his feet resting on two lion dogs, 7.25ins
(18.4cm) high, a seated figure of Lung Ma, 6.25ins
(15.8cm) high, and a seated figure of Wong Yeh, 7ins
(17.8cm) high £300-400
Note: The seated deity purchased in Grays Antique
Market, London in 1983. From Fujian Province
1190
A Chinese carved red painted and giltwood figure of
Guan Sheng Di Jun - A Warrior on horseback,
3.75ins (9.6cm) high, a standing demonic figure
with a dog by his side, 4.25ins (10.7cm) high, a
carved giltwood standing figure of a bearded deity,
5.25ins (13.3cm) high, and two other figures,
various £150-200
Note: Guan Sheng Di Jun purchased in Hong Kong
in 1985. Demonic figure with dog purchased in
Hong Kong in 1967.
1191
A Chinese documentary carved and red painted
giltwood seated figure of Guanyin Song Zi and child,
4.75ins (12.2cm) high, a documentary carved
painted and giltwood figure of Di Guan - The Ruler
of the Earth and one of the three great primordial
rulers, 6.75ins (17.2cm) high, a painted wood
seated figure of a lady, 4.5ins (11.5cm) high, a
seated figure of Lu Hai Xian, an Immortal seated on
a toad, 6.75ins (17.2cm) high, and a seated figure of
an Immortal, 6ins (15.3cm) high £120-160
Note: Guanyin Song Zi purchased in Hong Kong in
1979. Buddhist and popular religion deity.
Complete with consecration slip dated to
Xuangtong 1908. The figure was commissioned by
Ying Zhengduo and is a typical image for a
domestic altar. Di Guan purchased in Hong Kong in
1979. With consecration slip. Probably from Hunan
Province. Lu Hai Xian purchased in Hong Kong in
1978.
1192
A Chinese carved polychrome seated figure of a
Mandarin official on horse-shoe shaped chair and
plinth base, 12.75ins (32.4cm) high (minor losses to
hands and some rubbing)
Note: Purchased in Hong Kong in 1983. Possibly
from Hunan Province £200-300

1193
figure of Jiutian Xuannu, the Dark Lady of the Ninth
Heaven - A Goddess wearing a dragon robe and on
red painted chair, 10.5ins (26.7cm) high, a seated
figure of Qianshou Guanyin - The Many Armed
Guanyin seated before a mandala, on lotus pattern
base, 8.5ins (21.6cm) high, three other carved wood
figures of Guanyin, and a small bronze figure, 7ins
(18cm) high £300-500
Note: Jiutian Xuannu purchased in Hong Kong in
1979. From Hunan Province. Qianshou Guanyin - a
gift from a Christian Missionary in Wye in 1974.
Probably from Chengdu Sichuan Province.
1194
figure of Guanyin Pusa holding a sycee, 9.25ins
(23.5cm) high £100-200
Note: A Pearl River Boat People figure.
1195
figure of Guanyin Pusa - The Merciful Bodhisattva
of Compassion and Sympathy seated below a rocky
canopy, a vase to her right and a bird to her left, on
raised plinth base, 10.75ins (27.4cm) high
£100-200
from Hunan Province. See “Arts of Asia” July-
August 2003, page 86 - Article by Keith Steven &
Jennifer Welch “Guanyin, Various Forms and Styles
of Images of Chinese Bodhisattva” for illustration.
1196
A Chinese documentary carved painted and
giltwood seated figure of Guanyin in lotus pattern
base and red painted plinth, 8.5ins (21.7cm) high, a
seated figure of a lady on red base, 10ins (25.5cm)
high, a seated figure of an Immortal cross-legged
on alotus base, 9.5ins (24.3cm) high, and a seated
figure of Songzi Guanyin Pusa - The Bodhisattva
who bestow children, 8.25ins (21cm) high
£250-350
Note: Guanyin purchased in Hong Kong in 1978.
Complete with consecration slip dated to 1938.
From Wugang County, Hunan Province. Seated lady
purchased in Hong Kong in 1977. Probably from
Hunan Province. Songzi Guanyin Pusa purchased in
Brighton in 1983. Probably from Hunan Province.
See “Arts of Asia” July-August 2003, pages 90 and
86 - Article by Keith Steven & Jennifer Welch
“Guanyin, Various Forms and Styles of Images of
Chinese Bodhisattva” for illustrations of Gunayin
and Songzi Guanyin.
1197
figure of Yaowang - The King of Medicine - A Daoist
seated on a deer, on rectangular base, 10.75ins
(27.4cm) high (some losses) £100-150
with purple silk consecration slip dated to 1874.
From the Mianzhu County, Sichuan Province.
1198
A Chinese documentary carved painted and
giltwood seated figure of Cai Ling Hou Da Wang - A
bearded Mandarin with a fish in his right hand, on
red base, 11.5ins (29.3cm) high (some paint loss to
face) £100-200
with brown paper consecration slip dated to 1916.
1199
figure of a bearded Immortal, probably a deified
doctor in a dragon horse-shoe backed armchair,
holding a pearl in his right hand, on black and white
painted base, 15ins (38cm) high £200-300
from Wuhan, Hunan Province.
Lot 1200 Lot 1201
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1200
A Chinese carved polychrome seated figure of Pan
Guan - The Underworld Magistrate, holding a
tablet in his left hand and on red base, 16.5ins
(42cm) high £100-200
Hunan Province. See Keith Stevens “Chinese Gods:
The Unseen World of Spirits and Demons”, page
171
1201
A large Chinese documentary carved polychrome
seated figure of a female ancestor, wearing long
robes and on plinth base, 17.25ins (43.8cm) high
(Qing Dynasty - Qianlong period) £100-150
Note: Purchased in Hong Kong in 1979. According
to Keith Stevens: Madame Chen, ancestral female.
From Hunan Province. Originally with consecration
slip dated to 1768, but now lost.
1202
A Chinese carved polychrome seated figure of
Beidi - The Northern Emperor - A Daoist deity
seated with his hands resting on his knees,
13.75ins (35cm) high £100-200
Note: Purchased in Folkestone in 1986. Complete
with consecration slip dated to 1799. From Anhua
County, Hunan Province.

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1203
A Chinese carved polychrome seated figure of a
bearded Daoist Immortal holding a circular
medallion in his left hand and a feather fan in his
right hand, 14.75ins (37.6cm) high, and a seated
figure of Nan Yue Shengdi - The Great Emporer of
the Southern Peak - A bearded Immortal, inscribed
with four character inscription to base, 12.5ins
(31.7cm) high £150-200
Note: The Daoist Immortal purchased in Christie’s
London in 1984. A Shaman figure probably from
Hunan Province. Nan Yue Shengdi purchased
Christie’s London 1984. According to Keith Stevens’
notes originally with consecration slip dated to
1904. From Anhua County, Hunan Province
1204
A Chinese carved polychrome seated figure of Yi
Shoupeng - An Ancestral Portrait wearing peaked
hat and Mandarin robes, 11.5ins (29.4cm) high
£200-300
Note: Purchased in Hong Kong in 1978. According
to Keith Stevens’ notes originally with consecration
slip dated 1776. The consecration made by a Daoist
priest Yi Zengbing for his grandfather, Yi Shoupeng.
1205
A Chinese documentary carved polychrome and
giltwood seated figure of a female Immortal,
Madame Chen, wearing red robes and on raised
plinth base, 12.5ins (32m) high (18th Century), and
a seated figure of a woman wearing a floral robe,
8.75ins (22.4cm) high £150-200
Note: Madame Chen complete with consecration
slip dated to 1768. Unidentified female figure
purchased in Hong Kong in 1977. Possibly from
Hunan Province.
1206
figure of a bearded Immortal holding a fly whisk in
his right hand and beads in his left, 11.75ins
(29.9cm) high £200-300
from Hunan Province. Ancestral image -
unidentified.
1207
Three Chinese documentary carved polychrome
seated figures - Zhang Fuyi wearing red and black
trimmed robes, 11.5ins (29.3cm) high, a Daoist
Shaman Master, his right hand raised holding a
tablet, a bowl in his left hand, 11.75ins (30cm) high,
and General Bai Ma (Yang Si) - A male deity seated
on horseback, his right hand raised holding a
sword, 14ins (35.6cm) high £250-350
Note: Zhang Fuyi purchased in Hong Kong in 1979.
Complete with consecration slip dated to 1922.
From Hunan Province. Daoist Shaman Master
purchased in Hong Kong in 1977. Complete with
consecration slip dated to 1909. From Xin Hua
County, Bao Qing Prefecture, Hunan Province.
General Bai Ma - The Spirit of Yangtze purchased in
Peking in 1996. Complete with consecration slip
dated to 1863 and “It was dedicated to Yang Laoda,
commissioned by the Che Family in Zong
Xiang......close to Xiushui (known today as Yining), a
small town on the Xiushui River in Jiangxi Province”
1208
seated figure of a bearded deity holding a sword
and a flag in his right hand, his feet resting on an
attendant and a Lion Dog, 21.5ins (54.6cm) high, a
carved and painted wood figure of an Immortal
standing on a large fish, a scroll in his right hand,
16ins (40.8cm) high, and a carved lacquered and
giltwood figure of a sleeping Guanyin Pusa - The
Goddess of Compassion, 18.75ins (47.7cm) overall
£150-200
Note: Seated Deity - an unidentified General. From
Hong Kong. See Keith Stevens “Chinese Gods: The
Unseen World of Spirits and Demons”, frontispiece.
Immortal - Pearl River Boat People figure.
1209
figure of a Buddhist Monk, 6.5ins (16.5cm) high, a
seated figure of Dicang Wang - An Immortal,
Immortal, 6.25ins (15.8cm) high, a seated figure of
Shennong - A mythical Sage Ruler, 5.875ins (15cm)
high, a giltwood standing figure of a praying Lohan
- Jiaye Kasyapa, one of the Great Disciples,
7.875ins (20cm), and six other carved wood figures,
and a painted plaster figure £600-800
Note: Buddhist Monk - Purchased in Grays
Antiques Market, London in 1988. Dicang Wang -
Pearl River Boat People figure. Jiaye Kasyapa
purchased in Canterbury in 1973. Probably from
Eastern China.
1210
figure of General Hu - A Blackened Underworld
Deity holding a sword in his right hand and seated
on a rocky outcrop, 11.5ins (29.3cm) high, a seated
figure of Bai Lai Xian Gi wearing elaborate
headdress and with cloth robes, 11ins (28cm) high,
a seated figure of Pan Gu - The Underworld
Magistrate, his right hand raised holding a flag, a
seal in his left hand and accompanied by a dog,
11.5ins (29.2cm) high, and six other figures, various
£400-600
Note: General Hu - Hakka image. Pan Gu
purchased in Hong Kong in 1984. Taiwanese.
1211
A large Chinese carved giltwood seated figure of a
bearded Daoist Immortal, his hands clasped in
prayer, his feet resting on two lion dogs and with a
bird in between, 14.25ins (36.3cm) high, a seated
figure of Ming Fu Shih Wang - An Underworld
Judge holding a tablet in his hands, 12ins (30.5cm)
high, a ditto painted and giltwood seated figure of a
Guardian, 13ins (33cm) high, and a carved wood
figure of Lohan with a smaller Lohan on his head,
11.5ins (29.2cm) high £400-600
Note: Daoist Immortal purchased Hong Kong 1979.
Probably from Hunan Province.
Ming Fu Shih Wang purchased Hong Kong in 1980.
From Hunan Province. See Keith Steve “Chinese
Gods: The Unseen World of Spirits and Demons”,
page 180.

1212
figure of Han Zhongli - A bearded figure and one of
the eight Daoist Immortals with a fan in his right
hand, 12ins (30.5cm) high, a carved giltwood figure
of a boy seated on a mythical beast, his hands
raised to his head, on oval base, 9ins (22.8cm) high,
a carved giltwood figure of a seated Immortal,
9.25ins (23.5cm) high, and one other similar figure
wearing green robes, 8.25ins (21cm) high (later
decorated) £350-500
Note: Han Zhongli purchased in Hong Kong in
1979. Probably from Canton.
1213
A pair of Chinese carved giltwood standing figures
of Temple Guardians, each with billowing robes,
one playing a mandolin and each standing on cloud
carved bases, 9.75ins (24.8cm) high, a standing
figure of a dancing Lohan, Jubo holding a bowl in
his raised hands, 10.5ins (26.8cm) high, a standing
figure of an attendant, 9.125ins (23cm) high, a
standing praying figure of Ananda, a Buddhist
desciple, 8.25ins (21cm) high, and standing figure
of an unidentified doctor, 11.5ins (29.3cm) high
(late 19th Century - section of head missing)
£350-500
Note: Ananda purchased in Hong Kong in 1977.
From Shanghai.
1214
of Zhang Tian Shi - An Immortal astride a tiger, his
right hand raised brandishing a sword, a seal in his
left hand, 10.25ins (26cm) high, three carved
polychrome and giltwood standing zodiac figures,
each holding a weapon, and a snake, 10.75ins
(26.8cm) high, a ox, 10ins (25.5cm) high, and a
horse, 9.25ins (23.5cm) high, and one other zodiac
figure of a buffalo, 10ins (25.5cm) high £150-200
Note: Zhang Tian Shi from Fujian Province. Zodiac
figures all Suzhou School.
1215
standing figures of female attendants, one holding
a vase in her hands, 10.75ins (27.4cm) high, the
other with her right hand raised holding a fly whisk,
12.5ins (31.7cm) high, a carved giltwood standing
figure of a Daoist Immortal holding a tablet in his
hands, on red base, 9.75ins (24.8cm) high, a
standing figure of an Immortal, Aide to an
Underworld Deity, on red base, 7.5ins (19cm) high,
and four other figures, various £400-600
Note: Immortal - Aide to Underworld Deity
purchased in Taipei in 1983. From Fujian Province.
1216-1217
1218
standing figure of a semi-naked man, his left hand
raised brandishing a club, a shield in his right
hand, 13ins (33cm) high, a standing figure of a
Guardian, his right hand raised holding a fan,
11.5ins (29.3cm) high, a seated figure of Di Zhang
Wang, a Tibetan monk, on lotus pattern base,
10.25ins (26cm) high, a seated figure of an
Immortal holding a tablet in his right hand,
10.25ins (25.7cm) high, and two other figures,
various £350-500
Note: Di Zhang Wang from Fujian Province.
1219
standing figure of Nezha San Taizi - The Third
Prince with billowing robes, his right hand raised
holding a spear and a ring in his left hand, his foot
resting on a wheel, 13ins (33cm) high, a standing
figure of a Li Jing holding a pagoda in his left hand
and a sword in his right hand, 12ins (30.5cm) high,
two standing figures of Zou Cang and Guan Ping,
the two aides of Guan Di, one holding a spear, the
other a bag, each 8ins (20.2cm) high, six other
carved polychrome and giltwood figures, and a
pottery seated figure of Guan Sheng Di Jun, the
Emperor Guan Guan Di, 10.5ins (26.7cm) high
£500-700
Note: Nezha San Taizi purchased in Lugang Taiwan
in 1998. Taiwanese. Zou Cang and Guan Ping from
Fujian Province. Guan Sheng Di Jun purchased in
Taipei in 1981. From Fujian Province.
1220
A Chinese carved giltwood seated figure of a
scholar official with out-stretched right hand and
rank badge to robes, 9.25ins (23.5cm) high,
complete with photograph showing contents of
original cavity but with no consecration slip
from Hunan Province £80-120
1221
A Chinese carved giltwood seated figure of Tian
Hou Sheng Mu - The Empress of Heaven with an
attendant seated on a lion dog by her side, 10ins
(25.5cm) high (late 19th Century - one hand
missing and gilding rubbed) £80-120
Note: Pearl River Delta figure.
1222
standing figure of Ling Shui Fu Ren - A deity with
his right hand raised holding a sword, 16.75ins
(42.5cm) high, a polychrome seated figure of Na
Mo, on lotus base, 11.75ins (29.8cm) high, a
polychrome standing figure of Li Tieguai - An
Immortal balancing on one foot holding a staff,
10.25ins (26cm) high, and seven other figures,
various £300-400
Note: Na Mo - Pearl River Boat People figure.
1223
A carved polychrome and giltwood seated figure of
a goddess, a fly whisk in her right hand and a jar in
her left hand, 12.5ins (31cm) high, a seated figure
of a dark faced Immortal, 11ins (28cm) high, and six
other seated figures, various £250-350
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