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A Dehua blanc de Chine figure of Guanyin with Child
Estimate
5.000 - 8.000
Session 1
2 June 2026
Hammer Price
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Chinese porcelain, Dehua kilns (Blanc de Chine)
Depicting the Virgin standing, wearing a long robe with vertical folds, wide sleeves and overlapping drapery, holding the Child against the left side of the body
The Child rests on the figure's arm, with one hand raised, while the main figure presents a frontal face with a serene expression, half-closed eyes, hair or headdress with raised curls and a vertical pendant at the centre of the robe
Circular base decorated in relief with stylised waves and scrolls
Kangxi period (1662–1722)
(restorations)
Height: 37,5 cm
Additional Information
Literature:
W. R. Sargen, Treasures of Chinese Export Ceramics from the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, 2012, pp. 207–208
A similar example in John Ayers, China for the West, vol. I, pp. 90–91
Closed Auction
