STATUETTE DE GUANYU EN PORCELAINE DE LA FAMILLE ROSEXVIIIe siècle A FAMILLE ROSE FIGURE OF GUANYU 18th century The bearded figure modelled seated with his right hand holding a book, his left hand resting on his knee, clad in armour beneath a dragon robe, the face with studious expression framed by an elaborate helmet. 24cm (10in) high. Provenance: Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021) This figure may be identified as Guanyu who is the deified form of the historical hero General Guan Yu who lived in the late second to early third centuries AD. His exploits were dramatised in oral tales, dramas and the renowned Ming novel San Guo Zhi Yan Yi (Romance of the Three Kingdoms). See a related ormolu-mounted famille rose figure of Guanyu, 18th century, which was sold at Christie's New York, 31 March 2016, lot 1281. 十八世紀 粉彩關公夜讀像 來源： 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏