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PROPERTY FROM AN ASIAN PRIVATE
COLLECTION
A VERY LARGE DEHUA FIGURE OF
GUANYIN
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH
CENTURY
Þ nely modelled standing on a lotus leaf base
above cresting waves, wearing a long robe tied at
the waist and open slightly at the chest revealing
a beaded necklace centred with a lotus, her hair
tied in an elaborate topknot beneath a Buddhist
tiara and diadem, her left hand holding the hem of
her skirt while her right hand is holding a wicker
basket, with impressed Pu ji Yuren mark
88 cm, 34½ in.
PROVENANCE
Christie’s London, 23rd July 1973, lot 159.
£ 40,000-60,000
HK$ 442,000-665,000 US$ 56,500-84,500
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