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A DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN From a private French collection, removed from a manor in the Loire Valley.
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
See a similar fgure with a He Chaozong mark from the Gruber Collection,
明十七世紀 德化白瓷觀世音菩薩坐像 illustrated in Chinese Ceramics, The Koger Collection, 1985, no. 147, pp. 174/5,
and also by P. J. Donnelly in Blanc de Chine, New York, 1969, pl. 150D
The bodhisattva is depicted seated on a lotus throne in vajrasana with the
hands held in dhyanamudra, wearing loose fowing robes that open at the chest 來源:法國私人舊藏；法國Loire Valley大宅舊藏
to reveal a jewelled necklace. The crown on the top of the head features a
Buddha. There is a serene expression to the face, with the eyes downcast. The
back of the fgure is impressed with two seal marks, one with the potter’s name
Chun Yu and the other with the characters Hui Jiang Shanren which may be
translated as ‘the Hermit Hui Jiang’.

16¿ in. (41 cm.) high

£10,000-15,000 $16,000-23,000
€14,000-20,000

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