- 695
A BLANC-DE-CHINE 'MOTHER AND CHILD' GROUP QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
modelled seated on a rockwork throne, her right leg crossed on which sits a young boy holding a brush and ingot, she wears a long flowing robe falling in deep U-shaped folds and open at the chest to reveal a beaded necklace, her face with gentle smile and framed by a high hooded cowl, the glaze of milk-white tone
Provenance
Spink & Son Ltd.
Condition
The boys finger tips & ingot in his hand repaired. Finger tips of Guanyin also repaired.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A similar Guanyin was included in the exhibition The Wrestling Boys. An Exhibition of Chinese and Japanese Ceramics from the 16th to the 18th Century in the Collection at Burghley House, Burghley House, South Lincolnshire, 1983, cat. no. 237. Compare another figure in Eva Strober, La Maladie de Porcelain, Berlin, 2001, pl. 49, where the author mentions that the popularity of this type of figure was probably due to its similarity in appearance to images of the Christian Virgin Mary and child.