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A LONGQUAN CELADON GUANYIN A SANCAI GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF GUANYIN
Ming dynasty Ming dynasty
The serene figure seated lalitasana in full robes and headdress on a The seated Bodhisattva crisply rendered in dhyanasana posture above
rock work ledge above a young acolyte, covered overall by a thick, rich a double lotus plinth, holding her hands in the varada and abhaya
celadon glaze, the unglazed features burnt orange in the firing, losses mudras of bestowal and reassurance, attired in flowing royal raiment
to one hand and headdress. 9 3/4in (24.8cm) high adorned in an Amitabha-centered crown, supporting a ewer and a
small bird at each shoulder; all exterior surfaces covered in a thin glaze
$3,000 - 5,000 tinted in su sancai shades of cream, brown, green and black.
19 1/2in (49.6cm) high
$6,000 - 8,000
Though the iconography and posture of this lot is relatively common,
(see the very similarly rendered Ming bronze offered as lot 190 in our
New Bond Street sale 17859 of 11 November 2010) the medium of
glazed pottery is rarer for this type of figure. A possibly analogous
example would be the ‘Statue de Guanyin en Terre Cuite’ offered as
lot 119 in Christie’s Paris sale of 16 October 2013 ‘Le Cabinet de
Curiosites de Jacques et Galila Hollander.’

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