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A BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURE OF WENSHU
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The bodhisattva shown holding a ruyi sceptre while seated in virasana atop a lotus base supported on the back of a Buddhistic lion, its chest spanned by a strap suspending bells and a tassle and its back draped with a lotus leaf, the back incised with a kiln mark, Dehua, and a potter's mark, Xu Yunlin, covered overall in a milky white glaze, some restoration, tiny chip
15 3/8in. (39cm.) high
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The bodhisattva shown holding a ruyi sceptre while seated in virasana atop a lotus base supported on the back of a Buddhistic lion, its chest spanned by a strap suspending bells and a tassle and its back draped with a lotus leaf, the back incised with a kiln mark, Dehua, and a potter's mark, Xu Yunlin, covered overall in a milky white glaze, some restoration, tiny chip
15 3/8in. (39cm.) high