A SET OF THREE CHINESE TURQUOISE AND AUBERGINE-GLAZED BISCUIT FIGURES OF DEITIES QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662 - 1722)

comprising two figures of Guanyin, the bodhisattva as protector of children and one of Shou Lao, God of longevity, each seated on a lotus throne raised upon a pierced hexagonal base.

The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York.

17th and 18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain, The Chinese Porcelain Company, Exhibit Spring 2001, New York, no. 3, p. 12.

One guanyin with the hand and handle of scepter missing from the small figure of the boy, a small firing crack to the hem of the gown as well as some frits to the base, restoration to several of the lotus petals on the plinth; the second Guanyin has got restoration to the fingers of both hands and the scepter held by the boy. The stand has restoration to the petals, the back upper edge and one bottom corner of base; the figure of Shou Lao with restoration to the stem section of the lingzhi which he holds in his hand as well as to a few of the lotus petals on the stand.
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