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279 - A Chinese dehua figure of guanyin17th centurythe deity modelled seated on a rough rockery prominence and dressed in a voluminous robe and her chest adorned with a bejewelled necklace, the back impressed with the marker's seal mark 'Lin Muxi'34cm highProvenance:by repute previously purchased from a private Dorset collectionCompare with a seated Guanyin dated to the first half of the 17th century, illustrated in John Ayers, Blanc de Chine: Divine Images in Porcelain, China Institute Gallery, New York, 2002, p. 85, no. 36. Both this publication and Robert H. Blumenfield’s Blanc de Chine: The Great Porcelain of Dehua (2002) identify the Lin family as a prominent family of Dehua porcelain makers during the 17th century, with several members of the Lin family specifically mentioned in connection with the production of Dehua ceramics.十七世紀 德化瓷觀音像款識：「林穆禧」葫蘆印拍品來源：英國多賽特郡私人舊藏
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A Chinese dehua figure of guanyin17th centurythe deity modelled seated on a rough rockery prominence and dressed in a voluminous robe and her chest adorned with a bejewelled necklace, the back impressed with the marker's seal mark 'Lin Muxi'34cm highProvenance:by repute previously purchased from a private Dorset collectionCompare with a seated Guanyin dated to the first half of the 17th century, illustrated in John Ayers, Blanc de Chine: Divine Images in Porcelain, China Institute Gallery, New York, 2002, p. 85, no. 36. Both this publication and Robert H. Blumenfield’s Blanc de Chine: The Great Porcelain of Dehua (2002) identify the Lin family as a prominent family of Dehua porcelain makers during the 17th century, with several members of the Lin family specifically mentioned in connection with the production of Dehua ceramics.十七世紀 德化瓷觀音像款識：「林穆禧」葫蘆印拍品來源：英國多賽特郡私人舊藏 Condition Report: firing cracks to interior
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Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art (Part 1: Lots 1-327)Auction house
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