A seated blanc-de-Chine figure of Guanyin. Dehua. Kangxi period (1662-1722) - image-1
A seated blanc-de-Chine figure of Guanyin. Dehua. Kangxi period (1662-1722) - image-2
A seated blanc-de-Chine figure of Guanyin. Dehua. Kangxi period (1662-1722) - image-1A seated blanc-de-Chine figure of Guanyin. Dehua. Kangxi period (1662-1722) - image-2

Lot 59 Dα

A seated blanc-de-Chine figure of Guanyin. Dehua. Kangxi period (1662-1722)

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
05.12.2014, 10:00 - China - Porcelain and Ceramics (incl. the Elbrecht Collection)
Estimate: 8.000 € - 10.000 €
Result: 8.680 € (incl. premium)
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A seated blanc-de-Chine figure of Guanyin. Dehua. Kangxi period (1662-1722)

A seated blanc-de-Chine figure of a Guanyin in the posture of royal ease with a scroll in her hand, wearing long flowing robes and a jewelled necklace. A double gourd impressed mark He Chaozong above a square indecipheralbe stamped seal. Hairpin and two fingers chipped. Dehua. Kangxi period (1662-1722).
Height 22.5 cm

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Provenance

Lempertz, Cologne, 28.11.1997, Lot 228
Collection Annelotte Elbrecht (1924-2013)

Literature

Compare: John Ayers, Blanc de Chine, Divine Images in Porcelain, New York, 2002, p. 83
An identical one in the Percival David Foundation, London (PDF A.462)