A Blanc de Chine Guanyin

• End of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), circa 1640

• H : 15,8cm

• Inv. GD112

A Blanc de Chine porcelain figure depicting Guanyin in a relaxed pose on a rock.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :

This Guanyin is of exceptional quality, embodying the characteristics of a fine Dehua figure. The figure is depicted in a particularly serene manner, in a relatively realistic and simple style. The hair is tied back, without a headdress. The hands are especially well-executed, with delicate, finely rendered fingers. The glaze is a creamy white.


BIBLIOGRAPHY :

For a comparable Guanyin, although on a larger rock, see :

– Palace Museum, Blanc de Chine Zou Yan Guanyin – Accession in 1958 (Vol. I, Dehua Wares Collected by The Palace Museum, Fig. 22, p. 82)


PROVENANCE :

French private collection


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