A 'DEHUA' FIGURE OF GUANYIN, QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

A 'DEHUA' FIGURE OF GUANYIN

QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

清十七世紀 德化白釉觀音坐像

seated on a rockwork throne, draped in a long cowled robe obscuring the high, ornamented coiffure, the soft, serene face with delicate features and a pointed chin, a large lotus necklace set against the bare chest and above the belted undergarment, holding a scroll in one of the delicate hands extending from a sleeve of luxuriant folds, a sutra text resting on an integral rock pedestal just behind the figure, the white clay body covered in a transparent, creamy-ivory glaze pooling in the recesses of the modeling and folds, wood stand (2)

Height 11 2/5 in., 29 cm