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STATUETTE DE GUANYIN ET ENFANT EN
PORCELAINE BLANC DE CHINE
XVIIIe siècle
A BLANC-DE-CHINE GUANYIN AND CHILD
GROUP
18th century
The Goddess of Mercy finely modelled seated
on pierced rockwork with the right leg crossed
and resting on her left lap and the bare left
foot protruding under the long flowing robes
open at the chest to reveal a floral necklace
over the undergarments, the hooded eyes
downcast in a serene expression beneath
highly-arched brown and incised hair gathered
in high chignon, the arms adorned with
beaded bracelets supporting a boy seated
on her lap holding an ingot in his left hand,
the rockwork with a side section supporting a
book and a scroll tied in a ribbon.
30.8cm (12 1/8in) high.
€800 - 1,200

Provenance:
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981)
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
See a related blanc-de-Chine figure of
Guanyin and child, early/mid 17th century,
illustrated by R.Kerr and J.Ayers, Blanc De
Chine: Porcelain from Dehua, Singapore,
2002, no.8. Compare also with a related
blanc-de-Chine figure of Guanyin and child,
17th century, which was sold at Bonhams
London, 2 November 2021, lot 263.
十八世紀 德化白釉送子觀音像
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巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏
巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏
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PAIRE DE SIFFLETS EN PORCELAINE
BLANC DE CHINE REPRÉSENTANT DES
HOLLANDAIS
Époque Kangxi (1662-1722)
A PAIR OF BLANC-DE-CHINE ‘DUTCHMEN’
WHISTLES
Kangxi (1662-1722)
Each modelled as a Dutchman wearing a
tricorn hat, cravat and buttoned jacket, with
his left foot resting on a dog, both on a hollow
hexagonal base with incised cartouches
containing animals and plants.
7cm (2 6/8in) high. (2).

€200 - 300
Provenance:
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
A related blanc-de-Chine whistle with figure
of a European and animal is illustrated by
P.J.Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, London, 1969,
pl.120.
清康熙 德化白釉西洋人物像一對
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