Lot #192 - A 'Blanc-De-Chine' Figure Of Guanyin, Qing Dynasty 18th/19th Century
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Auction House:Sotheby's Australia
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Sale Name:Important Asian, Australian & European Decorative Arts & Furniture
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Sale Date:30 Oct 2012 ~ 6pm
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Lot #:192
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Lot Description:A 'Blanc-De-Chine' Figure Of Guanyin, Qing Dynasty 18th/19th Century
standing barefoot on a cloud scroll base, wearing long flowing robes revealing a beaded ruyi pendant, her hands emerging from the voluminous sleeves, the right holding the scroll of wisdom, her face serene and her hair drawn into a high chignon held with a ruyi pin and draped with a cloth at the back
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Provenance:Mr John Weller Sotheby's Australia, 27 May 2008, lot 47 Private Collection, Melbourne
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References:Compare with a figure of Guanyin sold Sotheby's New York, 20 March 2007, lot 785; and a larger figure sold Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 October 2006, lot 1028
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Estimate:A$4,500 - 5,500
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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