Lot Essay
Whistle with foreigner and crane illustrated in Donnelly, pl. 120
18TH CENTURY AND LATER
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A GROUP OF BLANC-DE-CHINE
18th century and later
Including a whistle modelled as a foreigner in a tricorn hat with a crane and a hexagonal jardiniere; another whistle with a foreigner on the back of a dragon; a pair of seals, each with dragon finial; a seated figure of Guanyin, her hair upswept in a chignon, with a scroll and rosary in her hands; and a figural group, the lady with an instrument and the man seated at a table
Guanyin 7½ in. high (6)
18th century and later
Including a whistle modelled as a foreigner in a tricorn hat with a crane and a hexagonal jardiniere; another whistle with a foreigner on the back of a dragon; a pair of seals, each with dragon finial; a seated figure of Guanyin, her hair upswept in a chignon, with a scroll and rosary in her hands; and a figural group, the lady with an instrument and the man seated at a table
Guanyin 7½ in. high (6)