Lot 819
  • 819

A 'DEHUA' FIGURE OF GUANYIN QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description

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the standing deity wearing voluminous robes falling in heavy folds and a single-strand beaded necklace, the hair covered with a cowl and the head turned slightly to the left with a peaceful gaze, the back with an impressed jinfeng square seal mark

Exhibited

Blanc de Chine: Divine Images in Porcelain, China Institute Gallery, New York, 2002, cat. no. 35.

Condition

With scattered firing flaws throughout including firing cracks, and the back with a wide, sparse network of firing cracks extending from the left side to the right. The interior with firing cracks and filled with an epoxy, likely for a base mounting. The front left section of the cowl and the foot restored. The glaze a cold white tone.
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