57. RARE STATUETTE DE WU SONG EN PORCELAINE DE LA FAMILLE VERTE XVIIIe siècle A RARE CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE VERTE FIGURE OF WU SONG DEFEATING A TIGER 18th century Seated astride a crouching tiger, turned to the left, one arm holding the tiger and the other brandishing a spear, dressed in a colourful coat leaving his arms and chest bare, his face dramatically painted in vivid colours, the tiger subdued with head raised and mouth open, his fur in vibrant tones of yellow with black striations. 21.5 (8 1/2 in.) wide. (2). 十八世紀 五彩武松打虎像 Provenance: Bernheimer, Munich, acquired 21 April 1989 來源： 慕尼黑Bernheimer, 於1989年4月21日得自上述來源 Compare with a famille verte figure of the Luohan Bhadra riding a tiger, formerly in the collection of Léon Fould (1839-1924), illustrated in Henri D'Ardenne de Tizac, Les Animaux dans l'Art Chinois, Paris, 1922, pl.XLVII. It later entered the collection of Jacob Goldschmidt (1882-1955), Berlin, and was exhibited at the exhibition Chinesische Kunst, Berlin, 1929, p. 348, cat.no.946, subsequently sold in Christie's London, 29th June 1938, lot 40.