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A Dehua seated figure of Manjusri
20th century
The compassionate crowned deity engaged in deep meditation and
seated dhyanasana on a double lotus pedestal saddle supported by a
robust caparisoned lion gazing upward in adoration at his companion,
the muscular animal elegantly coiffed with stylized curls on his legs
and beard, adorned with a bell and tassel collar and trailing sashes.
17 1/2in (44.5cm) high
$3,000 - 5,000

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A Dehua figure of a standing Buddha
18th century
The solid figure standing on a lotus pedestal base, with eyes
downcast and framed by tightly knotted curls surrounding a
raised ushnisha, his full figured body dressed in a long dhoti with
generous folds extending over his broad shoulders and trailing
behind him over the base.
13 1/4in (33.6cm) high
$2,000 - 4,000

Note
For related prototypes, see S. Marchant and Son, Blanc de Chine,
2006, figures 8 and 25.

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A Dehua white glazed porcelain seated Guanyin
Lin Xiaozong seal mark, 18th/19th century
Seated lalitasana with one arm resting on a lion-mask arm chair and
holding a ruyi scepter, a lingzhi pendant centered beaded necklace
adorning her bare chest draped with long robes cascading around her
full body and set off by plaited locks falling from a high chignon.
8 1/2in (21.6cm) high
$6,000 - 8,000

For related pieces with a Lin Xiaozong mark, see Donnelly, op.cit.,
figure 142, discussed on page 280, seal mark on page 357, 3d.

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