A Chinese blanc-de-chine seated figure of Guanyin. Late Ming / early Kangxi
The Goddess of Mercy is shown with a serene expression and half closed eyes, seated on a low rock with the right hand resting on the raised right knee, while the left hand is by her side underneath her long and graceful flowing robe, which falls open at the chest. The hair is held in a high chignon fixed with a crown and covered at the top with a cowl. Covered all over in a warm ivory glaze tone.
- Country:
- China (Dehua)
- Period :
- Kangxi (166-1722)
- Material:
- Porcelain
- Dimension:
- 4.72 in. (12.5 cm)
- Reference :
- E066
- Status:
- sold
Provenance
From an important European collection
Related works
For an identical model, from the cabinet of the collector Su Qinghe, see Yongsong Zheng, Blanc d’étoiles – Porcelaines de Dehua des Ming aux Qing, Lienart, 2022, p. 26.
Another example is in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum (inventory C.548-1910).
