Bonhams 1793 : Two enameled porcelain figures of Guanyin

Similarly formed, both depicting the Bodhisattva seated in lalitasana upon a rocky plinth and attired in vibrant polychrome enameled robes beside an outcropping supporting a sutra, one figure holding a baby and wearing a five pointed tiara with the unglazed base bearing an impressed partially-legible peach-shaped seal reading [ ][ ] xin zao, the second cradling a vase and clasping a mala with the unglazed base bearing an impressed square seal reading Zeng Rong Sheng Zao (minor losses to enamels).
15 1/4in (38.7cm) high

Sold for US$ 2,000 inc. premium

Category: Asian Art

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