A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE FIGURES OF GUANYIN, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Property from the Collection of Kathleen and Martin Field

A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE FIGURES OF GUANYIN, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

each molded with the 'Goddess of Mercy' seated frontally, an iron-red cowl cloaking the hair and shoulders, the body draped in a turquoise-ground robe patterned with aubergine-toned chrysanthemums and lined in yellow, a white shawl painted with black bamboo stalks falling over the shoulders and back, the hands and proper right toes peaking out from the garments, each now drilled and now mounted as a lamp

height of porcelain 8 in.

20.3 cm