A GROUP OF BLANC-DE-CHINE WARES AND A TURQUOISE-GLAZED MODEL OF BUDAI 17th/18th century Comprising: a large joss stick holder modelled as a seated hound with a bell and tassel collar on a rectangular plinth; an incense stick holder modelled as a crane beside lingzhi issuing from rockwork; a pair of Buddhist lion joss stick holders on plinths moulded with blossoming sprays; a figural group modelled as gentlemen playing go before pine and rockwork; a model of a standing buffalo; a brush washer modelled as a crab on a shell; and a small turquoise-glazed 'Budai' joss stick holder. The tallest: 25.5cm (10in) high. (8). Footnotes: 十七/十八世紀 德化瓷一組七件及松石綠釉布袋和尚一件 Provenance: Alan Green, London; acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, November 2008 (the buffalo)(collector's notes) Acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, June 2010 (the crane and turquoise-glazed 'Budai')(collector's notes) Acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, June 2012 (the pair of lions)(collector's notes) Acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, October 2014 (the hound)(collector's notes) Published and Illustrated: M. White, People at the Whites' House: Ceramics from the Mary and Peter White Collection, vol.5, n.p., 2024, p.29 (the figural group); p.123 (the pair of lions) M. White, Beasts at the Whites' House: A selection of ceramics from the Whites' House collection, vol.1, n.p., 2020, p.31 (the hound); p.103 (the buffalo); p.215 (the crab) M. White, Living at the Whites' House: Ceramics from the Mary and Peter White collection, vol. 4, n.p., 2023, p.175 (the crab) Alan Green was a noted collector of blanc-de-chine and much of his collection has been donated to the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing