A three-piece set of porcelain figurines ‘The Union of the Three Teachings’, with a ‘robin’s egg’ glaze and gold decoration

Description:

China, Qianlong/Jiaqing period
H. 15,4 - 16,5 cm
Confucius, Shakyamuni Buddha and Laozi, each depicted sitting on a rock. Finely sculpted and painted,
From an old German private collection, collected from the 1970s onwards - Confucius’s hat has been chippedand with minimal restoration; the underside of the Laozi figure has fine firing cracks and the base is slightly chipped