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    Sale 2660

    CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART

    Amsterdam

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    3 May 2005

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    • A late Ming blue and white mod
    Lot 41

    A late Ming blue and white model of Guanyin

    WANLI

    Price realised

    EUR 3,360

    Estimate

    EUR 1,500 - EUR 2,500

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    A late Ming blue and white model of Guanyin
    Wanli
    The deity seated cross-legged on a rectangular base in front of a flaming mandorla, between two acolytes and a bird perched on her left, the base painted with a lotus spray, restoration to top of the mandorla, small crack
    18.5 cm. high

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