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The Property of a Gentleman 紳士藏品
3*
A celadon-glazed and biscuit figure
of Guanyin on a lion
14th/15th century
The slender figure modelled with biscuit face, neck
and hands enveloped by a thickly folded robe and
high headdress covered in a rich celadon glaze and
seated on a lotus pedestal balanced on the back of
a smiling Buddhist lion.
23.8cm (9 3/8in) high
£5,000 - 8,000
HK$62,000 - 100,000
CNY49,000 - 79,000
十四/十五世紀 青釉澀胎騎獅觀音像
Provenance: a Swiss private collection
來源：瑞士私人收藏
A similar figure of Guanyin riding on a mythical
beast, is illustrated in The Multiplicity of Simplicity:
Monochrome Wares from the Song to the Yuan
Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2012, pl.84.
Compare with a similar biscuit green-glazed figure
sold in these rooms, Thursday 16 May, 2013, lot 3.
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