Asian Art II - 28th July 2021
Lot 983
A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000
+ Buyers Premium
Description
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.