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18TH/19TH CENTURY
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A BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The bodhisattva Avalokitesvara shown standing atop a base of swirling clouds, with left hand held over the right, wearing a lotus and bead necklace and long robes falling in crisp, graceful folds around the body, the head tilted downwards and the face finely modelled with gentle expression, the hair drawn up into an elaborate topknot behind a crown centered with a figure of Amitabha Buddha and draped with a cowl, with an indecipherable square seal mark on the back, the glaze of ivory tone
18¼ in. (46.4 cm.) high, wood stand
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The bodhisattva Avalokitesvara shown standing atop a base of swirling clouds, with left hand held over the right, wearing a lotus and bead necklace and long robes falling in crisp, graceful folds around the body, the head tilted downwards and the face finely modelled with gentle expression, the hair drawn up into an elaborate topknot behind a crown centered with a figure of Amitabha Buddha and draped with a cowl, with an indecipherable square seal mark on the back, the glaze of ivory tone
18¼ in. (46.4 cm.) high, wood stand