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A DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN AND CHILD
17TH CENTURY
The seated bodhisattva is shown wearing long loose robes and holding a child in her lap.
7 ¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high

Provenance
The Rende Zhai (House of Benevolent Learning) Collection, 1949-1970s, in the United States before 1990.
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Lot Essay

Figures such as this can be linked, iconographically, to the Christian subject of the Madonna and child or "Santa Maria" made for the export market. While the Guanyin features are Eastern, when paired with the child, the Western reference is clear.

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