Bidspirit auction | Chinese Biscuit Glazed Seated Lohan

Chinese Biscuit Glazed Seated Lohan - Chinese biscuit glazed porcelain figure in the form of a seated Lohan, ca. 1850. Wearing checkered robes and holding a bell while seated on an aubergine throne. Provenance: Nuri Farhadi, Inc., New York, 20 October 1974; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Height: 12 1/4 in x width: 6 1/2 in x depth: 6 in. Condition: There are signs of restoration along the lower left side of the figure, particularly where the figure's left sleeve meets the side of the robe; signs of restoration extend from the figure's left sleeve downward to the bottom extreme edge of the base. Along the perimeter of the underside of the base, there are small areas that fluoresce under UV light. There are small losses along the figure's right second and third fingers. There is a horizontal hairline crack along the back of the figure's neck, noticeable upon close inspection. There are fleabite to small-sized chips, primarily along the extreme edges of the instrument along the figure's right hand and along the figure's shoes. There are rounded and linear firing flaws. There are fleabite to moderate sized chips along the underside. Some wear to the glaze.