AN IMPRESSIVE AND VERY LARGE BLANC DE CHINE PORCELAIN FIGURE OF GUANYIN
China, late Qing dynasty. The serene deity elegantly modelled standing barefoot on a head of a dragon-fish emerging from the waves and with a lotus back. With finely detailed voluminous robe and adorned with a bejewelled necklace spanning her chest, her right hand holding a ruyi-scepter and her hair is swept behind a tiara and partially hidden under a cowl. The figure’s back is impressed with a Dehua seal mark within a double-gourd outline and another mark within a square.
Condition: Very good condition with expected wear and a small chip to the robe.
Provenance: German private collection.
Weight: 8.1 kg
Dimensions: Height 69 cm
Lot details
China, late Qing dynasty. The serene deity elegantly modelled standing barefoot on a head of a dragon-fish emerging from the waves and with a lotus back. With finely detailed voluminous robe and adorned with a bejewelled necklace spanning her chest, her right hand holding a ruyi-scepter and her hair is swept behind a tiara and partially hidden under a cowl. The figure’s back is impressed with a Dehua seal mark within a double-gourd outline and another mark within a square.
Condition: Very good condition with expected wear and a small chip to the robe.
Provenance: German private collection.
Weight: 8.1 kg
Dimensions: Height 69 cm
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China, late Qing dynasty. The serene deity elegantly modelled standing barefoot on a head of a dragon-fish emerging from the waves and with a lotus back. With finely detailed voluminous robe and adorned with a bejewelled necklace spanning her chest, her right hand holding a ruyi-scepter and her hair is swept behind a tiara and partially hidden under a cowl. The figure’s back is impressed with a Dehua seal mark within a double-gourd outline and another mark within a square.
Condition: Very good condition with expected wear and a small chip to the robe.
Provenance: German private collection.
Weight: 8.1 kg
Dimensions: Height 69 cm
Lot details
China, late Qing dynasty. The serene deity elegantly modelled standing barefoot on a head of a dragon-fish emerging from the waves and with a lotus back. With finely detailed voluminous robe and adorned with a bejewelled necklace spanning her chest, her right hand holding a ruyi-scepter and her hair is swept behind a tiara and partially hidden under a cowl. The figure’s back is impressed with a Dehua seal mark within a double-gourd outline and another mark within a square.
Condition: Very good condition with expected wear and a small chip to the robe.
Provenance: German private collection.
Weight: 8.1 kg
Dimensions: Height 69 cm
