JADE
Guanyin figure in jadeite, China, Republic, 20th cent.
H cm 23 (with base)

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JADE Guanyin figure in jadeite, China, Republic, 20th cent. H cm 23 (with base)

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JADE Guanyin figure in jadeite, China, Republic, 20th cent. H cm 23 (with base)

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Estim. 2 000 - 3 000 EUR

AN EXCEPTIONAL LARGE DEHUA GLAZED FIGURE OF A GUANYIN WITH A CHILD, 20TH CENTURY An exceptional large Dehua glazed figure Guanyin holding hands with a boy. The guanyin beautifully decorated with jewellery and wearing a nicely detailed dress. Height: 65 cm. Width:. 32 cm.

Estim. 150 - 300 EUR

A PALE CELADON JADE FIGURE OF GUANYIN A PALE CELADON JADE FIGURE OF GUANYIN China, 20th century. Finely carved and reticulated as Guanyin seated on a lotus throne backed by a flaming mandorla, the face with downcast eyes and full lips, surmounted by a tall chignon, and flanked by pendulous earlobes, her right hand holding a lingzhi spring and in her left hand a pearl. The translucent stone of a pale yellow-celadon color with tiny gray specks and cloudy white inclusions. Provenance: German private collection. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear. Weight: 46.6 g Dimensions: Height 5.9 cm

Estim. 500 - 1 000 EUR

A JADE DISH AND A JADE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, 19TH CENTURY A JADE DISH AND A JADE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, 19TH CENTURY China, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). The first a small dish with shallow sides neatly divided into eight petals, the stone of a spinach-green tone with icy speckles. The second carved as Guanyin seated, holding in her left hand a ruyi scepter and wearing a long flowing robe. The serene face with heavy-lidded eyes below arched eyebrows and full lips forming a subtle smile, the hair arranged in a high chignon beneath the cowl, the semi-translucent stone of a deep celadon tone with scattered white and brown shadings and some russet veins. Condition: Very good condition with some surface wear and little nibbling to edges, the stones with natural fissures and inclusions. Provenance: French private collection. The Guanyin figure was formerly in the collection of the late Michael Sherrard CBE, QC, who had acquired it before 2000. Michael Sherrard (1928-2012) was an English barrister in fraud and company law who was considered one of the great recent influences on the legal profession. He was involved in numerous high-profile cases in both English and East Asian courts, particularly Hong Kong and Singapore. Together with Linda Goldman, he wrote a memoir titled “Wigs and Wherefores: A Biography of Michael Sherrard QC”. Sherrard was an enthusiastic collector of Chinese art, especially jade carvings. Weight: 161 g and 203 g Dimensions: Width 14.7 cm (the dish), Height 11.2 cm (the figure)

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

A COPPER RED AND UNDERGLAZE BLUE PAINTED FIGURE OF GUANYIN, LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIOD A COPPER RED AND UNDERGLAZE BLUE PAINTED FIGURE OF GUANYIN, LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIOD China, 1900-1949. Seated in lalitasana on a rock, a pearl in her right hand, and a vessel to her left, wearing a long flowing robe and an elaborate crown accented in copper red and underglaze blue. The face and rock covered in a blueish white glaze stopping irregularly above the foot to reveal the buff ware. Provenance: From an old Bavarian private collection, assembled since the 1960s. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, a minuscule loss to the left hand’s fingers, and firing flaws including firing cracks and dark spots. Weight: 666 g Dimensions: Height 25.1 cm

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