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A QING DYNASTY ROCK CRYSTAL ‘GUANYIN ON
LOTUS PEDESTAL’ SCULPTURE
Transparent rock crystal, excellent surface polish
China, late Qing Dynasty or early Republic period

Besides feather like natural inclusion on the lotus pedestal
this 2-part rock crystal sculpture showcases flawless
material. Depicted is the mother goddess Guanyin in
standing posture, wearing a hooded, long gown, a
necklace and holding a scroll in her folded hands. The
figurine comes together with its original lotus pedestal,
also carved from rock crystal.

Rock crystal objects were highly sought after by Qing
Dynasty literati who referred to the material as ‘water
turned to stone’.

Shape: Figural shape
Dimensions: 30 cm (total height), 22 cm (height of
Guanyin without pedestal)
Condition: Excellent condition
Provenance: French collection

Literature comparison: For two Guanyin rock crystal
carvings of the same size and period see Bonham’s, FINE
ASIAN ART, 11 Jun 2003, LONDON, NEW BOND STREET,
lot 58 and Bonham’s, ASIAN DECORATIVE ARTS, 11 Dez
2015, SAN FRANCISCO, lot 2104.
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㶭ẋ㯜㘞Ⱦ奨枛䩳咖⁷ȿ
⑩䚠㤝⤥
㱽⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷
Estimate EUR 800,-
Starting price EUR 400,-

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A LARGE QING DYNASTY SMOKY QUARTZ BRUSH WASHER 㶭ẋ⣏✳䄁㘞Ⱦ泐㇗咖叱ȿ䫮㲿ġ
‘LOTUS and DUCKLINGS’ 德㖶㘞䐑䘬䄁㘞炻㶙䀘刚炻⣑䃞䴖䉨䈑ġ
Smoky quartz of fine transparent quality in light to dark grey hues, ᷕ⚳炻⋩ℓᶾ䲨军⋩ḅᶾ䲨⇅ġ
natural inclusions ġ
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China, 18 / early 19 century 忁ẞ⣏✳䫮㲿晽ⶍ䱦㸃炻忂忶咖叱⻶⌟㚚䵓㈲䫮㲿晽ㆸℑᾳ昼Ⰼ炻⛯⏰咖
叱⼊䉨ˤġ⛐庫⣏䘬叱⫸䘬ᶲ䶋炻⎗ẍ䚳⇘ℑ⎒⮷泐⫸炻⼤㬌朊⮵ˤġㆹᾹ怬
This large brush washer is masterly carved and bears two compartments, 䘤䎦ᶨᾳ庫⮷䘬咖啽剥ẍ⍲ᶨᾳ⎗夳䘬咖咔ˤġ㛔☐ẍ㈲咖䁢⼊⇞䈡溆炻䓇
both in the shape of a lotus leaf. On the upper rim of the larger leaf we ≽忤䛇炻䘬䡢㗗ᶨẞ⣑ㇵ⋈Ṣ䘬冒䃞ᷣ佑晽⇣ἄ⑩ˤ
see two tiny ducklings, facing each other. We also find a smaller lotus bud
as well as a capsule with the seeds visible growing from a branch that ⼊䉨烉晐⼊侴晽
also functions as the figural base. An overtly clever naturalistic carving by ⯢⮠烉6,5 x16,5 cmġĩ檀Ź攟Ī
a gifted artist. ⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷ġġ
Shape: Figural shape ġ
Dimensions: 6,5 cm (height), 16,5 cm (length) 㔯䌣⍫侫烉Ἓ⢓⼿˪ᷕ⚳昞䒟冯ⶍ喅⑩˫炻2013⸜Ķ㚰14㖍炻ΐ㔎炻85嘇㉵⑩ġĩ
Condition: Good condition with fine hand patina ⎎ᶨẞ暁Ⰼ䫮㲿炻栆Ụ⯢⮠炻㯜㘞晽⇣剙⋱炻⋩ḅᶾ䲨Ī
Provenance: Austrian Private collection
Estimate EUR 1.000,-
Literature comparison: Christie’s, Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Starting price EUR 500,-
14 May 2013, London, lot 85 (for another double-compartment brush
washer of comparable size and with a floral motif, carved from rock
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crystal and dating to the 19 century).

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