Lot 219
MASSIVE BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
SEALS OF ZENG LONGSHENG (1901-1964)
Auction: 16 May 2018 at 17:00 BST
£6,500
Description
the Goddess of Mercy attired in an elaborate windswept gown adorned with gilt bamboo branches and stylised flames at the hems, standing on an elaborate stand in the form of a sea devil emerging from crashing waves, both the figure and the stand bearing a ruyi-form cartouche impressed with the maker's mark reading 'Made by Zeng Longsheng, expert in fine figure sculpture, Jingdezhen, China'
Dimensions
148cm high
Footnote
Provenance:
Private English collection.