A RARE YIXING FIGURE OF GUANYIN MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY |

the deity depicted seated with her right knee raised, wearing her long robes draping from the shoulders before elegantly falling into neat voluminous folds over the body, the right foot emerging beneath the hem, the slightly downcast face with a benevolent expression framed by a high chignon, the back incised Shi Dabin zhi (Made by Shi Dabin)

The back of the figure has been over-painted (from near the top of the head to the base) which is visible under the UV light, possibly to cover some minor cracks, the longest one running from the neck and extending to the right side of the back (approx. 9.3 cm long), along with some old minor old patching and light surface flakes. There are also some minor surface wear, in particular to the bottom right side of the figure's robe, and minute nicks to the extremities throughout.
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