A 'DEHUA' 'GUANYIN AND CHILD' GROUP QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY |

the seated bodhisattva holding a child, accompanied by a standing acolyte, all supported on a pierced rockwork base, the back impressed with two marks reading He Chaochun and Xuande

Christie's New York, 28th June 1984, lot 459.

Mostly well-preserved except for minor losses of two fingertips on Guanyin's left hand, two segments of the scarf on the standing child, one lotus leaf, and a small chip in another lotus leaf. A vertical tear in the body sustained and repaired at the time of manufacture (approximately 2 1/4 inches in height). Expected wear to footring.
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