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A Dehua figure of Guanyin
154 | BONHAMS He Chaozong double gourd seal mark, 19th century
The windswept figure captured holding an amphora and standing on
a giant carp emerging from curling waves, her heavy robes gathered
high above her waist and cascading down over her bare feet, the seal
impressed on the reverse.
9 1/4in (23.6cm) high
$5,000 - 7,000
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A Dehua seated Guanyin
19th century
The stately figure seated on a bed of waves and lotus in a pose of
royal ease holding a ruyi scepter in her left hand over blossoming
lotus, her right raised in vitarka mudra, her narrow shoulders richly
adorned with jeweled necklaces flanked by plaited locks falling from
her elegant chignon centered on an elaborate Amitabha crown, the
serene deity attendant by her acolyte Shancai holding a scroll, the
figures reversed by an indistinct double gourd seal.
12 1/4in (31.1cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000
