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Ɏ A FINE IVORY FIGURE OF A ‘DOCTOR’S LADY’, LATE MING DYNASTY
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12月16日 晚上6点 开拍 /6天17小时
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? A FINE IVORY FIGURE OF A ‘DOCTOR’S LADY’, LATE MING DYNASTY

China, 16th-17th century. Exquisitely carved, the figure depicts a nude woman reclining gracefully, her finely detailed face resting gently upon her left hand, one leg bent beneath the other. She wears bangles on her wrists and small lotus shoes, while her hair is arranged in an elaborate topknot.

Provenance: Austrian private collection, acquired in the French market in 2024.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, natural age cracks, very few minuscule nicks. The ivory with a warm, naturally grown, honey-golden patina.

Weight: 48.8 g
Dimensions: Length 11 cm

Expert’s note: Figures of this type were long referred to as 'medicine ladies' or 'doctor's models', based on the belief that women would use such ivory figures to indicate areas of discomfort to a physician without compromising modesty. However, contemporary scholarship suggests that figures like the present example were more likely intended for erotic purposes. Their nudity and specific reclining posture are thought to have been inspired by Sino-Spanish ivory figures of the infant Jesus, which Chinese craftsmen would have encountered during the Ming dynasty.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 20 September 2005, lot 53
Price: USD 6,000 or approx. EUR 8,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A small ivory figure of a 'doctor's lady', late Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century
Expert remark: Compare the related pose, ornaments, and patina. Note the size (13 cm).

Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 2-3 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.



This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

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