Lot 987
  • 987

A DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN SEATED ON A LION 19TH / 20TH CENTURY

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description

  • ceramic
  • Height: 10 inches; 25.4 cm
the bodhisattva seated in lalitasana, holding a scroll, the back impressed with a gourd-shaped seal reading Dehua and an undecipherable square seal

Condition

There are repairs to the the end of the scroll held in the figure's hands, and there is a shallow chip to the figure's back.
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