Lot 1037
1037
A RARE WHITE-GLAZED FIGURE OF GUANYIN
A RARE WHITE-GLAZED FIGURE OF GUANYIN
A RARE WHITE-GLAZED FIGURE OF GUANYIN
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A RARE WHITE-GLAZED FIGURE OF GUANYIN

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A RARE WHITE-GLAZED FIGURE OF GUANYIN
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The Goddess of Mercy is shown seated with her right arm resting on her bent knee while holding a scroll in her left hand. She wears a long robe and her serene face is framed by an elegant topknot secured with a ruyi-form hairpin, with the coiffure finely incised and outlined in dark pigment.
9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) high, fitted cloth box

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This rare and distinct type of white-glazed porcelain figure of Guanyin with finely painted hair details in dark pigments, is known to be associated with a group of Guanyin figures produced by Tang Ying (1682-1756), who was the head of Imperial porcelain workshop in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province during the reigns of the Yongzheng and Qianlong Emperors from 1728 to 1756.The most well-known figure of in this group of seated Guanyin, inscribed with a four-character mark Tang Ying jin zhi (respectfully made by Tang Ying), and dated to the Qianlong period, is currently the collection of Tianjin Museum. See https://www.tjbwg.com/cn/collectionInfo.aspx?Id=2610

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