QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

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A DEHUA FIGURE OF WENSHU
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The figure is shown seated on a Buddhist lion, and wears long robes open at the chest to reveal a bead necklace centered by a chrysanthemum medallion. She holds a scroll in the right hand and prayer beads in her left hand. The face is modeled with a serene expression and the hair is pulled back into two braids which fall over the shoulders.
13 ½ in. (34.3 cm.) high, wood stand

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Lot Essay

Manjushri (Wenshu), the bodhisattva of Wisdom, is usually shown seated on a lion and is often depicted in a triad with the Buddha Shakyamuni.

A very similar figure from the Hickley Collection, which also has the unusual interior lingzhi-form reinforcements, is illusrated by R. Kerr and J. Ayers in Blanc de Chine, Porcelain from Dehua, Chicago, 2002, no. 10.

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