A LARGE DEHUA BLANC-DE-CHINE STANDING FIGURE OF GUANYIN

IMPRESSED COMMENDATION MARKS, LATE 17TH CENTURY

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A LARGE DEHUA BLANC-DE-CHINE STANDING FIGURE OF GUANYIN
impressed commendation marks, late 17th century
The deity finely and crisply modelled with a serene expression looking slightly to the left and holding a handscroll in her outstretched right hand, her left clutching a fold of her robe, wearing loose multi-layered robes tied at the waist and stopping just above her bare feet, jewellery at her chest suspending long ribbons tied in a knot and hanging over her robes, further beaded jewellery over her lower robes, and a tiara revealing a figure of Amitabha at the centre worn over her chignon with two tresses falling over her shoulders, all under an ivory white glaze, wrist restored, robe edge chips
22¾in. (58cm.) high

Lot Essay

The mark reads yu pu ren ji

See P. J. Donnelly, op.cit., pl.76B for a very similar figure, formerly in the possession of Aalderink, Amsterdam, which is on a more elaborate base.

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