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PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION, PREDOMINANTLY ASSEMBLED IN
THE 1970s AND 1980s
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A DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN
18TH-19TH CENTURY
清十八/十九世紀 德化白釉觀世音菩薩坐像
The Goddess of Mercy is shown seated with her hands hidden within
the sleeves of her long draped robes. She wears a ruyi-head necklace
and a tiara. Her face has a benevolent expression with downcast eyes.
9º in. (23.5 cm.) high
£2,000-4,000 $3,100-6,100
€2,800-5,400
PROVENANCE:
Private European collection, predominantly assembled in the 1970s
and 1980s.
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A GROUP OF THREE DEHUA VESSELS AND A FIGURE
17TH-18TH CENTURY
清十七/十八世紀 德化白釉瓷器一組四件
The group comprises a pair of beakers incised with the three
characters yinbo and feng that may be translated as “attract
abundance” and either “wind” or “phoenix”; a box and cover and a
seated fgure of Guanyin.
The fgure 3Ω in. (8.9 cm.) high, four wood stands
(4)
£1,200-1,800 $1,900-2,700
€1,700-2,400
PROVENANCE:
Private European collection, predominantly assembled in the 1970s
and 1980s.
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