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A Dehua figure of Guanyin

18th century
The Bodhisattva of Mercy seated on a rocky plinth dressed in a
hooded shawl, with one leg pendant and resting on a mythical beast,
the left arm cradling a ruyi sceptre, three scrolls raised to one side.
26cm (10 1/4in) high

£4,000 - 5,000 HK$47,000 - 59,000 165
CNY38,000 - 47,000

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A turquoise-glazed moonflask

18th century
The elegant vessel moulded to the body with eight lobes, with an
inverted mouth rim and splayed foot, the neck flanked with scrolled
handles, all covered in a rich turquoise coloured glaze.
25.3cm (9 7/8in) high

£3,000 - 4,000 HK$35,000 - 47,000
CNY28,000 - 38,000

For a similar turquoise-glazed moonflask, 18th century, see Sotheby’s
Hong Kong 13/11/90 Lot 172. See another similar example in the
Baur Collection illustrated in J. Ayers, The Catalogues of The Baur
Collection, Geneva vol. III, 1968, no. A468.

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