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17TH-18TH CENTURY
Details
A DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The figure is shown seated with her right arm resting on a rock formation and her left arm holding a fly whisk. She wears a flowing, long robe, and her contemplative face is framed by knotted tresses trailing onto the shoulders and drawn up into a topknot. The reverse is impressed with a maker's mark, He Chaochun.
6 ¼ in. (15.8 cm.) high, wood stand
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The figure is shown seated with her right arm resting on a rock formation and her left arm holding a fly whisk. She wears a flowing, long robe, and her contemplative face is framed by knotted tresses trailing onto the shoulders and drawn up into a topknot. The reverse is impressed with a maker's mark, He Chaochun.
6 ¼ in. (15.8 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance
Flora E. Whiting (1881-1971) Collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1971.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1971.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, VP