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A DEHUA ‘DRAGON-FISH’ GUANYIN A CELADON ‘DRAGON’ MEIPING
Qing dynasty Qianlong mark
Elegantly modeled, the tall, standing figure clad in long, layered robes, Potted with broad shoulders rising to a short neck with flared lipped-
the arms wrapped around the body, the left hand hidden behind the rim, the body tapering towards the the gently flared base, the surfaces
generous folds of the sleeves, the slim face with downcast eyes and carved in low relief with a continuous design of five lively three-clawed
gentle smile, beneath hair swept up into a top knot secured with a pin dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls against a ground of churning
and a tiara with knotted tresses falling over the shoulders, one bare waves, covered with a light green glaze pooling in the recesses of the
foot resting on the head of a dragon fish emerging from the waves, carved design to give depth to the decoration, the foot bearing the
the other foot on a lotus leaf borne in the mouth of the mythical beast, six-character seal mark in underglaze blue beneath the clear glaze
the back impressed with a gourd-shaped seal reading He Chaozong, covering the foot.
covered overall with a clear glaze, pooling to pale amber in the 14in (35.5cm) high
recesses, fitted box.
21 3/4in (54.6cm) high (2). $12,000 - 18,000
$8,000 - 12,000

A similar Qing dynasty figure was sold at Sotheby’s New York, 16
September 2008, lot 129.

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