A Gilt Decorated Robin's Egg Glazed Porcelain Figure of Guanyin

Qing Dynasty (1644-1912)

清爐鈞釉金彩菩薩像
the deity depicted kneeling on a single lotus plinth with the left leg raised and both hands held in front of the chest, wearing a draped dhoti, a loose waist band and a shawl opening to the chest, the bare upper body adorned with elaborate beaded jewelry, the face having a benevolent expression, all hair pulled to a high chignon secured by a five-leaf tiara, the lotus base, the cloth and the jewelry enameled in robin's egg, the face, the arms and the torso gilded.

Height 11 1/2 in., 29 cm.

Property from a Prominent Chicago Collection

Provenance:

By repute, acquired from the Estate of Alan Abramson, Michigan

Note: For a similar example, see Important Chinese Works of Art, Sotheby' New York, March 17-18, 2015, sale N09317, lot 362

Overall decent condition with no major chips or hairlines. One restoration to the top of the peaked crown and one restoration to the left hand.

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Chinese & Himalayan Works of Art

A Gilt Decorated Robin's Egg Glazed Porcelain Figure of Guanyin

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