Lot Essay
The maker's mark written in a double gourd recess on the back reads He Chaozong. See P. J. Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, New York, 1969, p.356, fig. z for this mark.
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IMPRESSED XUANDE SEAL MARK AND MAKER'S MARK, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
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A BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
Impressed Xuande seal mark and maker's mark, 18th/19th Century
Modelled seated upon a high rockwork base beside books holding a scroll and wearing loose robes falling in folds around her bare feet, the hair pinned in a topknot, the face with a serene expression with half closed eyes, all under a slightly green-tinged white glaze, books restuck, minor extremity chips
12¾ in. (32.5 cm.) high
Impressed Xuande seal mark and maker's mark, 18th/19th Century
Modelled seated upon a high rockwork base beside books holding a scroll and wearing loose robes falling in folds around her bare feet, the hair pinned in a topknot, the face with a serene expression with half closed eyes, all under a slightly green-tinged white glaze, books restuck, minor extremity chips
12¾ in. (32.5 cm.) high
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