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A SHIWAN WARE FLAMBÉ-GLAZED FIGURE OF GUANYIN
18TH CENTURY, GUANGDONG
Shown seated with left hand resting on the bent knee, the necklace spanning the chest, the loosely draped robes, the cowl and the foliate decoration applied to the front of the coiled topknot all covered in a flambé glaze of bright turquoise, copper red and purplish tone thinning to mushroom on the raised areas, the body and the well-modeled face unglazed and burnt reddish-brown in the firing
9½in. (24.1cm.) high, wood stand
18TH CENTURY, GUANGDONG
Shown seated with left hand resting on the bent knee, the necklace spanning the chest, the loosely draped robes, the cowl and the foliate decoration applied to the front of the coiled topknot all covered in a flambé glaze of bright turquoise, copper red and purplish tone thinning to mushroom on the raised areas, the body and the well-modeled face unglazed and burnt reddish-brown in the firing
9½in. (24.1cm.) high, wood stand