Lot 132
DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN ◆
MING DYNASTY
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 5 November 2020 at 14:00 GMT
£30,000
Description
明 何朝宗款 德化白瓷持卷觀音坐像
shown seated in royal-ease pose on layered rock podium with perforations, she holds a scroll with left hand rested across right knee, long loose robe well defined with natural flows draped on the seat, a ruyi pendant exposed on her chest, further partly-exposed on her chignon, her face casts down in serene and benevolent expression, a holy-water vase placed on top of a raised rock to her left, her back impressed with a three-character 'He Chao Zong' mark
Dimensions
32.8cm high
Footnote
Provenance: Private Hong Kong collection