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A DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN AND CHILD

17TH CENTURY

    Price Realised USD 1,250
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    USD 1,200 - USD 1,800
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    A DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN AND CHILD

    17TH CENTURY

    Price Realised USD 1,250
    Price Realised USD 1,250
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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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