• Fine Chinese Ceramics and Work auction at Christies

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    Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

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    16 September 2016

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    • A DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN
    • A DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN
    • A DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN
    • A DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN
    Lot 1325

    A DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN

    17TH CENTURY OR LATER

    Price realised

    USD 106,250

    Estimate

    USD 12,000 - USD 18,000

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    A DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN
    17TH CENTURY OR LATER
    The bodhisattva is shown holding a lotus stem while seated in a relaxed pose on a rock throne, and her hair is worn in plaits that fall onto her shoulders. The double-gourd-shaped mark of Zhang Shoushan is impressed on the back.
    8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) high

    Provenance

    Nagatani, Chicago, 1965.

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