253 - A large and rare Chinese sancai-glazed pottery figure an Arhat, Savaka15th -17th centuryseated with mouth open, perhaps laughing or yawning having awoken from a long sleep, glazed in ochre, green, blue and whiteapproximately 70 cm high on the 19th century wood stand, the Buddha approximately 53cm highIn an entry in the family archive by Walter Michael Hungerford Pollen (1894 - 1968), he notes, 'Ming earthenware figure of a man holding a rosary his robe enamelled aubergine mauve and green was in the passage at Buckhurst and was one of the characteristic objects there. Sold at Christies, 18.6.29 for £42. Lot no. 43.'From 1902 to 1927, Robert Henry Benson and his family lived at Buckhurst Park, Withyham in East Sussex.The above auction refers to Christie, Manson & Woods, London, June 18-20, 1929, Catalogue of Chinese Porcelain and Pottery, Objects of Art, Tapestry and Eastern Rugs and Carpets, the Property of R. H. Benson Esq., and Removed from Buckhurst Park, Withyham, Sussex.Provenance:Robert Henry Benson (1850–1929)By family descent十五-十七世紀 三彩琉璃歡喜羅漢像拍品來源：英國著名銀行家及藝術品收藏家本森舊藏，家族傳承至今。羅伯特本森 (Robert Henry Benson, 1850-1929) 為英國著名銀行家及藝術品收藏家，他曾於 1910 年著名的「伯靈頓美術俱樂部早期中國陶磁展覽」（Burlington Fine Art Club Exhibition of Early Chinese Pottery and Porcelain）借展 59 件藏品。本拍品在其家族檔案的一則記錄中寫道：「一件手持念珠的明代陶俑，其長袍施以茄紫、淺紫與綠彩，曾擺放在巴克赫斯特（Buckhurst）的走廊裡，是該處極具代表性的器物之一。於1929年6月18日在佳士得拍出，成交價42英鎊，拍品編號43。」

A large and rare Chinese sancai-glazed pottery figure an Arhat, Savaka15th -17th centuryseated with mouth open, perhaps laughing or yawning having awoken from a long sleep, glazed in ochre, green, blue and whiteapproximately 70 cm high on the 19th century wood stand, the Buddha approximately 53cm highIn an entry in the family archive by Walter Michael Hungerford Pollen (1894 - 1968), he notes, 'Ming earthenware figure of a man holding a rosary his robe enamelled aubergine mauve and green was in the passage at Buckhurst and was one of the characteristic objects there. Sold at Christies, 18.6.29 for £42. Lot no. 43.'From 1902 to 1927, Robert Henry Benson and his family lived at Buckhurst Park, Withyham in East Sussex.The above auction refers to Christie, Manson & Woods, London, June 18-20, 1929, Catalogue of Chinese Porcelain and Pottery, Objects of Art, Tapestry and Eastern Rugs and Carpets, the Property of R. H. Benson Esq., and Removed from Buckhurst Park, Withyham, Sussex.Provenance:Robert Henry Benson (1850–1929)By family descent十五-十七世紀 三彩琉璃歡喜羅漢像拍品來源：英國著名銀行家及藝術品收藏家本森舊藏，家族傳承至今。羅伯特本森 (Robert Henry Benson, 1850-1929) 為英國著名銀行家及藝術品收藏家，他曾於 1910 年著名的「伯靈頓美術俱樂部早期中國陶磁展覽」（Burlington Fine Art Club Exhibition of Early Chinese Pottery and Porcelain）借展 59 件藏品。本拍品在其家族檔案的一則記錄中寫道：「一件手持念珠的明代陶俑，其長袍施以茄紫、淺紫與綠彩，曾擺放在巴克赫斯特（Buckhurst）的走廊裡，是該處極具代表性的器物之一。於1929年6月18日在佳士得拍出，成交價42英鎊，拍品編號43。」 Condition Report: generally in very good condition but with firing crack through base and further crack to base running up into lower area of the arhat and the wood stand with two prices off and re-attached and further typical splits and small losses to baseWe have not traced the catalogue of Christie, Manson & Woods, London, June 18-20, 1929 auction but it is likely a family member purchased the piece, possibly Francis Gabriel Hungerford Pollen CBE (1862 - 1944) at the auction as it appears in his handwritten notes.