Grande figura di guanyin in giadeite color verde mela chiaro e rossiccia Cina, prima metà del secolo XX

raffigurata stante con un leone buddista su una roccia alla sua destra, indossa una lunga veste, una collana, l'acconciatura coronata da un piccolo volatile sopra il fiocco di capelli, regge un ramo di fiori di loto; su base lignea scolpita

Very good overall condition ; the actual color is slightly darker than on the catalogue illustration.
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Confronta questa figura con le Guanyin vendute da Christie's a New York il 19 settembre 2006, lotto 34 e da Christie's a Londra il 10 dicembre 2009, lotto 571.

Confronta anche la figura illustrata in The Jade Carving Art in the Ch'ing Dynasty, The National Museum of History, Taipei, 1996, p.110-111.

Compare with other large figures of Guanyin sold at Christie's New York, 19 September 2006, lot 34 and Christie's London, 10 December 2009, lot 571.

Compare also with the figure illustrated in The Jade Carving Art in the Ch'ing Dynasty, the National Museum of History, Taipei, 1996, p.110-111.