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A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
18 /19 CENTURY
TH
TH
Depicted seated in dhyanasana with one hand resting upon his lap and
the other held in shuni mudra, his bare chest centred by a fylfot, with a six
character Wanli mark and a six character maker’s mark to the reverse, all
raised on an elaborate lotus base adorned with flowers and beads, 26cm.
£1,000-1,500
Cf. P J Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, pl.76A for a comparable
figure also with a Wanli mark dated to the eighteenth century
and pl.80 for another related piece dated 1750-1800.

P J Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, pl.76A

770
A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
2 HALF 17 CENTURY
TH
ND
She sits with her right hand resting upon a raised knee, wearing loosely fitting
robes, her hair piled high in a chignon and adorned with a veil, with her eyes
downcast and a serene expression on her face, 14cm.
£1,500-2,000

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