A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURE OF GUANYIN

A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURE OF GUANYIN

18TH CENTURY

Depicted reclining on a large plantain leaf upon a pierced rockwork base, she rests her head on one hand, with her hair piled in a chignon and adorned with blossoming flowers, a rocky table at her feet supports a finger citron and smaller fruit, 23.5cm.

Cf. Christie's London, 5th December 1994, lot 67 for a comparable figure; see also Sotheby's Hong Kong, 1st November 1999 for another related piece; see also the collection of the Xiamen Museum for another similar example.