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A DEHUA GROUP OF TWO FEMALE IMMORTALS
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
清 德化白釉仙女立像
The fgures are modelled standing in loose fowing robes, one holds a ruyi
sceptre, the other a spray of lingzhi fungus while a spray of peach is dangling
from her waist. The reverse is stamped with an indistinct seal mark.
8Ω in. (21.5 cm.) high
£1,500-2,500 $2,300-3,800
€2,100-3,400
870
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A DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN
19TH-20TH CENTURY
十九/二十世紀 德化白釉觀世音立像
The bejewelled bodhisattva holds a manuscript in her right hand, her robes
draped around her body and open at the chest. The reverse is stamped with a
seal mark reading Boji yuren which may be translated as ‘Virtue extends to all,
even fshermen’.
17º in. (44 cm.) high
£1,500-2,500 $2,300-3,800
€2,100-3,400
871
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