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9/2/2020 Important Chinese Art | Sotheby's

Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT

Lot 778

A 'DEHUA' FIGURE OF GUANYIN, QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTUR Y
Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD

A 'DEHUA' FIGURE OF GUANYIN
QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
清十七世紀 德化白釉觀音坐像

seated on a rockwork throne, draped in a long cowled robe obscuring the high, ornamented coiffure, the soft, serene face with
delicate features and a pointed chin, a large lotus necklace set against the bare chest and above the belted undergarment, holding
a scroll in one of the delicate hands extending from a sleeve of luxuriant folds, a sutra text resting on an integral rock pedestal just
behind the figure, the white clay body covered in a transparent, creamy-ivory glaze pooling in the recesses of the modeling and
folds, wood stand (2)

Height 11 2/5 in., 29 cm

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