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Lot 7260
A Dehua seated Guanyin and attendants 17th/early 18th century
23 June 2015, 10:00 PDT
San FranciscoUS$5,000 - US$7,000
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A Dehua seated Guanyin and attendants
17th/early 18th century
In her incarnation of Songzi, Giver of Children, the crowned deity sits on a rockwork plinth holding a child and flanked by a book and an amphora resting on rocky outcroppings above her attendants Longnu and Shancai flanking two dragon fish emerging from waves, the serene deity in deep contemplation.
13 1/4in (33.6cm) high
In her incarnation of Songzi, Giver of Children, the crowned deity sits on a rockwork plinth holding a child and flanked by a book and an amphora resting on rocky outcroppings above her attendants Longnu and Shancai flanking two dragon fish emerging from waves, the serene deity in deep contemplation.
13 1/4in (33.6cm) high
Footnotes
Provenance:
circular label of S. Marchant and Sons adhered to reverse
For a related figure, see P. J. Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, 1969, pl. 75, and discussion on pp. 153-154.














