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817 818 PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF
GEORGE C.C. HO
819 817
16 SOTHEBY’S A DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN
A CELADON GLAZED CONG VASE AND CHILD
GUANGXU MARK AND PERIOD QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

the body of square section rising from a short seated on rockwork holding a child presenting
straight circular foot to a tapering circular a pearl in his palm, the deity dressed in owing
neck with a lipped rim, molded with the ‘Eight robes, elaborate necklace, and garlands about
Trigrams’ to each of the four sides, covered the knees
overall in a lustrous celadon glaze, the base with Height 9½ in., 24.1 cm
a six-character mark in underglaze blue, wood
stand (2) $ 5,000-7,000
Height 11 in., 27.9 cm
㶭⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ⽟⊾䘥慱復⫸奨枛⛸⁷
PROVENANCE
Collection of Bernard Mannes Baruch (1870- 819
1965), New York (by repute).
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF RICHARD
$ 3,000-5,000 LEHMAN GRAY
㶭⃱䵺ġġġ䰱曺慱ℓ⌎䲳䏖⺷䒞
˪⣏㶭⃱䵺⸜墥˫㫦 A ‘DEHUA’ FIGURE OF GUANYIN
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH
CENTURY

the standing deity wearing voluminous robes
falling in heavy folds and a single-strand beaded
necklace, the hair covered with a cowl and the
head turned slightly to the left with a peaceful
gaze, the back with an impressed jinfeng square
seal mark
Height 20 in., 50.8 cm

EXHIBITED
Blanc de Chine: Divine Images in Porcelain, China
Institute Gallery, New York, 2002, cat. no. 35.

$ 4,000-6,000

㶭⋩ℓġİġ⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ⽟⊾䘥慱奨枛䩳⁷
˪➯⮩˫㫦