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PROPERTY FROM THE HOBART COLLECTION
543
A DEHUA MULTI-ARMED FIGURE OF GUANYIN
18th/19th century
Modeled wearing a five pointed crown bearing images of the dhyani
buddhas, the primary hands held in anjalimudra, the lower pair in
dhyanamudra supporting a pearl, with three further pairs of removable
hands holding various attributes and fanning out from the sides,
seated in dhyanasana atop a large lotus blossom rising above swirling
waves and lotus leaves sheltering a pair of ducks.
8in (20.3cm) high
$3,000 - 5,000
十八/十九世紀 德化白瓷千手觀音坐像
Provenance:
Virginia Hobart (1876-1958), and thence by descent
PROPERTY FROM THE HOBART COLLECTION
544
A WHITE-GLAZED ANHUA-DECORATED ‘DRAGON’ BOWL
18th century
Thinly potted with wide gently rounded sides rising to a slightly lipped
rim with six notches, the sides decorated in anhua technique with
a pair of dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls, the well with a four-
character Yongle mark enclosed within a scalloped circle in white slip,
applied overall with a clear glaze, save the neatly-trimmed unglazed
foot pad.
8 3/8in (21.3cm) diam.
$3,000 - 5,000
十八世紀 白釉暗花雙龍趕珠紋盌
Provenance:
Virginia Hobart (1876-1958), and thence by descent
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