TWO 'DEHUA' BUDDHIST FIGURES QING DYNASTY

the first of a luohan, portrayed with emaciated chest and an austere expression; the second of Guanyin, seated on a rockwork base holding a sycee in one hand, the back impressed with a seal reading Lin Xiaozong yin, wood stands (4)

American family collection, acquired in the 1940s (by repute).

Both figures with some firing imperfections, including firing cracks, burst bubbles and iron spots. The luohan with‎ a few minute chips along the edges. The Guanyin with stained crackle line over the surface. The interior with a firing cracks, one going through the back of the rockery base and other through the right hip. The armlet on the right arm with a small chip under the glaze, and the censer on the rockwork base with a small loss to one of the handles.
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