Lot Essay
The first double-gourd-shaped mark reads He Chao Zong (name of potter), and the second, in a square, reads Pu ji yu ren (Virtue extends to all, even fishermen)
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A BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
impressed marks, 17th/18th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a rockwork base beside a box to her right and a bowl to her left, her hands in dhyanamudra, wearing long voluminous robes tied at the waist, a cowl, a tiara and jewellery, all under an ivory-white glaze, minor cracks
8¼in. (21cm.) high, wood stand
impressed marks, 17th/18th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a rockwork base beside a box to her right and a bowl to her left, her hands in dhyanamudra, wearing long voluminous robes tied at the waist, a cowl, a tiara and jewellery, all under an ivory-white glaze, minor cracks
8¼in. (21cm.) high, wood stand