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A LARGE MOTTLED JADEITE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
Shown standing holding a vase to her chest, wearing long layered robes falling in graceful folds and a scarf draped around the back and over the arms, the hair drawn up into a topknot secured by a hairpin, the stone of pale greenish-white color with darker green, russet and pale white mottling
15½ in. (39.4 cm.) high, wood stand
Shown standing holding a vase to her chest, wearing long layered robes falling in graceful folds and a scarf draped around the back and over the arms, the hair drawn up into a topknot secured by a hairpin, the stone of pale greenish-white color with darker green, russet and pale white mottling
15½ in. (39.4 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance
Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 29 October 2001, lot 719.
Special notice
Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not
be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, we have marked
these lots with Y. Please be advised that a purchaser¹s inability to import
any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute
grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale.
With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating
in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S.,
provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery
outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature
(e.g., a string).
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