A BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURE OF GUANYIN

17TH CENTURY

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A BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
17th Century
The seated bodhisattva shown with the full robes pulled tightly around the body, the folds crisply and gracefully molded, with a ruyi necklace visible at the chest, the face well modeled with full cheeks, small chin, and delicate features set in a complacent expression, the hair pulled back and dressed in knotted plaits falling atop each shoulder, the back incised with the double-gourd potter's mark of He Chaozong, covered overall in a glaze of creamy tone
8½in. (21.5cm) high