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Chinese Dehua (blanc-de-chine) porcelain Guanyin, Chongzhen reign, Ming dynasty

Stock Number: 5296

Fine Chinese Dehua (blanc-de-chine) porcelain Guanyin seated cross-legged on rockwork, her hands and feet concealed beneath long flowing robes extending to a cowl revealing a ruyi-head tiara above detailed hairwork, covered in a cream glaze, c. 1630, Chongzhen reign, Ming dynasty, h. 15 cm, 6 in; w. 9,5 cm, 3¾ in. 7-21283

Provenance:

• Private collection, Montpellier, France, assembled over 40 years;

Blanc de Chine, Marchant’s exhibition catalogue 2014, no. 33.

Illustrated: Blanc de Chine, Marchant’s exhibition catalogue 2014, no. 33.

Literature: Blanc de Chine, Marchant’s exhibition catalogue 2006, no. 10 for a similar figure without a necklace.

精美的中國德化白瓷觀音坐像,像中觀音雙腿交叉坐於山石上,她的手和腳被長袍遮蓋,頭罩斗篷,佩戴如意冠,頭發絲絲分明,塑像通身遍施奶白釉,約1630年,明崇禎,高15釐米,6英吋; 寬9.5釐米,3 ¾英吋。

藏品來源:

• 法國蒙彼利埃私人收藏,40多年前已開始收藏;

•《德化白瓷》,2014年馬錢特展覽圖錄,編號33

出版:

•《德化白瓷》,2006年馬錢特展覽圖錄,編號10一件類似,但沒有佩戴瓔珞的塑像;

•《德化白瓷》,2014年馬錢特展覽圖錄,編號33。