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A BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
18th century
The Bodhisattva of Mercy typically modelled wearing thickly-folded
robes and beaded jewellery, her hands folded over her right knee, her
hair piled high atop her head, her face downcast in a serene expression.
20.3cm (8in) high

£800 - 1,200
CNY7,300 - 11,000
HK$8,800 - 13,000

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A DEHUA GARLIC-HEAD BOTTLE VASE
17th/18th century
The elegantly potted vessel with an incised band of keyfret at the
shoulder, with an applied chilong coiled round the waisted neck, the
mouth bulging outwards, all raised on a short foot rim. 22.5cm (8
3/4in) high

£800 - 1,200
CNY7,300 - 11,000
HK$8,800 - 13,000

Provenance
Acquired in Sweden between 1931-37 and thence by descent.

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A MATCHED PAIR OF BLANC-DE-CHINE MODELS OF QILIN
Qing Dynasty
Each modelled with a ferocious visage of a lion, the scaly dragon body
emanating flames, the fore and hind quarters terminating in the hooves of
a deer, all raised on a rectangular plinth, with a tubular holder for incense.
The largest: 34cm (13 3/8in) high (2).

£800 - 1,200 516
CNY7,300 - 11,000
HK$8,800 - 13,000

Provenance
Purchased from Gray Arts, Amersham, 24/11/1999 (facsimile of
receipt)

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