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A DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN SEATED ON A

MYTHICAL ANIMAL

REPUBLIC PERIOD, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

The elegant deity is seated on a double-lotus base, above a
caparisoned mythical animal standing foursquare. The figure is
finely modelled with a rounded face, the hair upswept into a double
topknot, fastened with a diadem, with her eyes downcast in gentle
contemplation. The right arm is holding a stem of willow and the
left holding a water pot, adorned with a flowing garment exposing
bejewelled necklace on the bare chest. Her back is impressed with
two square seal marks, one incorporating the name of the workshop,
Xu Yuyuan zhi, (made by Xu Yuyuan), the second with the name of
the potter, Xu Yunlin zhi, (made by Xu Yunlin).

16 Ω in. (42 cm.) high

HK$300,000-500,000 US$39,000-65,000

Xu Yunlin (1887-1940), or Xu Youyi, was a renowned ceramicist from Dehua,
active during the late Qing to early Republic period. Born to a family of
professional carvers, Xu excelled in modelling Dehua Buddhist figures.

民國 德化白釉獅吼觀音像
《許裕源製》、《許雲麟製》印款

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