Lot Essay
A similar, but larger, figure bearing a He Chaozong mark is illustrated by Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, New York, 1969, pl. 143 B and another is illustrated in Qingdai Taoci Daquan, Taipei, 1987/89, p. 62
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A GOOD BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Shown seated in dhyanasana wearing a voluminous long-sleeved robe falling in soft folds over the edge of the cross-hatched oval base, her face with serene countenance below a topknot covered by a cowl, with jeweled ruyi-head necklace at her chest, impressed double-gourd mark, possibly He Chaochun, covered in a creamy white glaze of ivory tone pooling in the recesses, restored chip to underside of robe--8 5/8in. (22cm.) high
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Shown seated in dhyanasana wearing a voluminous long-sleeved robe falling in soft folds over the edge of the cross-hatched oval base, her face with serene countenance below a topknot covered by a cowl, with jeweled ruyi-head necklace at her chest, impressed double-gourd mark, possibly He Chaochun, covered in a creamy white glaze of ivory tone pooling in the recesses, restored chip to underside of robe--8 5/8in. (22cm.) high