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18TH-19TH CENTURY
Details
A DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The figure is shown seated with her left arm resting on a prunus branch and her right arm holding a ruyi scepter, and wearing loose robes open at the chest to reveal a bejeweled necklace. Her hair is dressed in a knotted plait secured with a hairpin trailing down on either side of her shoulders. The back of the figure is impressed with a He Chaozong yin mark.
6 ¾ in. (17.2 cm.) high, wood stand
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The figure is shown seated with her left arm resting on a prunus branch and her right arm holding a ruyi scepter, and wearing loose robes open at the chest to reveal a bejeweled necklace. Her hair is dressed in a knotted plait secured with a hairpin trailing down on either side of her shoulders. The back of the figure is impressed with a He Chaozong yin mark.
6 ¾ in. (17.2 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance
Flora E. Whiting (1881-1971) Collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1971.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1971.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, VP