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CHINA, MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
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A LARGE GLAZED TILEWORKS FIGURE OF SEATED GUANYIN
CHINA, MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
Shown seated in rajalilasana with the right arm resting on the raised right knee while the left supports the weight of the figure, wearing a scarf over the shoulders, and long, draped scarves and layered dhoti, the head surmounted by a tiara centered by a figure of Amitabha Buddha, the details picked out in green, aubergine, cream and amber glazes
20 ¼ in. (51.5 cm.) high
CHINA, MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
Shown seated in rajalilasana with the right arm resting on the raised right knee while the left supports the weight of the figure, wearing a scarf over the shoulders, and long, draped scarves and layered dhoti, the head surmounted by a tiara centered by a figure of Amitabha Buddha, the details picked out in green, aubergine, cream and amber glazes
20 ¼ in. (51.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Charlotte Horstmann & Gerald Godfrey Ltd., Hong Kong, 24 April 1985.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.
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