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PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION, ACQUIRED PRIOR TO 1990

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A DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN
17TH CENTURY

十七世紀 德化白釉觀世音菩薩坐像 「雲山劉芳龍製」刻款

The fgure is shown seated with her head slightly inclined, and hands hidden within the folds of the full
robes wrapped around her body. She wears an ornate bead necklace, her hair is separated into two long
braids, each tied in a knot and trailing down her shoulders. The maker’s mark Yunshan Liu Fanglong zhi is
incised on the back.

8¿ in. (20.5 cm.) high

£3,000-5,000 $4,600-7,600
€4,100-6,800

PROVENANCE:

Private European Collection, acquired prior to 1990.

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