Lot no. 34
A blanc de chine porcelain standing figure of guanyin and child
China, Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912), Kangxi (1661 - 1722)
This very rare representaion of guanyin is clearly influenced by a European sculpture of a Madonna and Child.
Provenance: Portuguese private collection
Similar Example: Similar Examples: Koger Collection, Ringling Museum, Sarasota; Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, 1969, Pl. 122; Blumenfield, Blanc de Chine, 2002, p. 171; and Asian Civilisation Museum, Singapore, Christianity in Asia, 2016, No. 63.
Height: 44.5 cm
Pictures credits:
Auction Lisbon
Asian Art
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