A CHINESE FURONG SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF GUANYIN AND A LION DOG

PROBABLY LATE QING DYNASTY

The goddess sits with a serene expression wearing flowing robes on the back of the crouching beast, which raises its head and bares its teeth, the details finely incised and gilded, the reverse signed Yuxuan (Yang), the creamy white stone with pinkish inclusions, the separate oval base carved with rocks, with an inscription that reads di zi Yuxuan xi zhu Wu Yi shan Tao Yuan dong gong feng, Kangxi ding hai jiu yue ji dan, 14.5cm high, 16.5cm wide overall. (2)

Provenance: from an English private collection, purchased in the 1970s.