Lot Essay
(US$3,500-4,000)
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A SMALL BLANC-DE-CHINE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYIN
KANGXI
In an elegant semi-recumbent pose with left leg bent at the knee, wearing long, voluminous robes and a beaded ruyi-head pendant around her neck, the face delicately modelled with a gentle expression, the hair pulled back into two knots, a large lotus flower and leaf springing up to her side, impressed seal within a square on the reverse, all covered in a creamy white glaze of ivory tone (tips of flower petals repaired)
5 1/4 in. (13.5 cm.) high, box
KANGXI
In an elegant semi-recumbent pose with left leg bent at the knee, wearing long, voluminous robes and a beaded ruyi-head pendant around her neck, the face delicately modelled with a gentle expression, the hair pulled back into two knots, a large lotus flower and leaf springing up to her side, impressed seal within a square on the reverse, all covered in a creamy white glaze of ivory tone (tips of flower petals repaired)
5 1/4 in. (13.5 cm.) high, box