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A FINE CELADON JADE FIGURE OF GUANYIN ON IVORY STAND
the jade 18th century, the ivory stand probably 18th century
The seated Bodhisattva wearing long robes falling in thick folds open at the chest revealing a pectoral, holding a vase in her right hand and a rosary in her left hand resting on her raised knee, the well-carved face with benign expression, under a high chignon covered with a cowl incised with a pair of bats, the stone with lighter inclusions, the fitted shaped stand finely carved with overlapping cloud-scrolls, the figure with minute base chip, the stand with age cracks
8½in. (22cm.) high overall
the jade 18th century, the ivory stand probably 18th century
The seated Bodhisattva wearing long robes falling in thick folds open at the chest revealing a pectoral, holding a vase in her right hand and a rosary in her left hand resting on her raised knee, the well-carved face with benign expression, under a high chignon covered with a cowl incised with a pair of bats, the stone with lighter inclusions, the fitted shaped stand finely carved with overlapping cloud-scrolls, the figure with minute base chip, the stand with age cracks
8½in. (22cm.) high overall