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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
TWO MINIATURE FIGURES OF GUANYIN
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) OR EARLIER
Details
TWO MINIATURE FIGURES OF GUANYIN
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) OR EARLIER
The first is a standing figure carved from soapstone of creamy white tone; and the second is celadon-glazed and biscuit figure.
The larger, 1 ¼ in. (3.1 cm.) high, one wood box, one fitted cloth box
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) OR EARLIER
The first is a standing figure carved from soapstone of creamy white tone; and the second is celadon-glazed and biscuit figure.
The larger, 1 ¼ in. (3.1 cm.) high, one wood box, one fitted cloth box
Provenance
Yamanaka & Co., Osaka, 1945.
Lionel Rosenberg, Cape Town, South Africa, circa 1967-68.
Lionel Rosenberg, Cape Town, South Africa, circa 1967-68.
Exhibited
First: New York, Christie’s, Small Pleasures: Chinese Works of Art from an Important Private American Collection, 15-20 March 2013.
Brought to you by
Vicki Paloympis (潘薇琦)
Head of Department, VP, Specialist