"Guanyin En Porcelaine Dit "Blanc De Chine" - Chine Fin De La Dynastie Ming Dehua"
‘Blanc de Chine’ Guanyin in porcelain, seated on a pierce rock. Her right hand is resting on her knee. The end of her left leg is not visible, although her crossed leg can be seen.The hand is particularly long and the fingers particularly detailed compared to a similar model. The guanyin is covered with a creamy glaze.
China 16th century
Late Ming dynasty 1640/1660.
Height: 14.8cm
For a similar model, see
- Marchant, Blanc de Chine Exhibition, 1985, Fig.6, p.9
- Marchant, Blanc de Chine Exhibition, 2006, Fig.10, p.24
- Marchant, Blanc de Chine Exhibition, 2014, Fig.26, p.54
- Detroit Institute of Art, 63.182
Very good condition, a flaw in the enamelling of the hand on the part that joins it to the body, the hand must therefore have been professionally refixed (the hands were made separately then added to the body and fixed, then the whole enamelled) so no breakage.
More information and photos on request.
Le Magazine de PROANTIC
TRÉSORS Magazine
Rivista Artiquariato