Lot 894
  • 894

A SANCAI-GLAZED BISCUIT 'GUANYIN AND CHILD' GROUP QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD |

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Height 12 3/4  in., 32.4 cm
the goddess standing atop a Buddhist lion wading through turbulent waves, the fabric of the dhoti and loose robe fluttering in the wind, a cowl laying across the high chignon, the left hand supporting a small boy clutching a lotus stem, a larger boy riding the waves on a lotus pad nearby, painted and splashed with emerald-green, dark aubergine, and amber glazes, the unglazed base with an aperture

Provenance

Sotheby's London, 17th November 1999, lot 894.