Lot 162
  • 162

Statuette de Guanyin en jade céladon Dynastie Qing, XIXE siècle

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Jade, wood
  • Haut. 19,5 cm
debout, vêtue d'une longue robe tombant jusqu'aux pieds, tenant un rouleau dans sa main gauche, le visage serein, les cheveux retenus en un haut chignon sous un voile, socle en bois (2)

Provenance

Acquired in Drouot, Paris, 19th June 1928.
Collection David Alfred Bernheim (1860-1936) (by repute).
Thence in the family by descent.

Condition

The figure is in overall very good condition. There are minute fritts (some of them polished) to the folds of the robe and a ca. 0.3cm long shallow chip to the rim of the undergarment across the upper body. The colour is a celadon tone.
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