A TURQUOISE- AND AUBERGINE-GLAZED BISCUIT GUANYIN SHRINE, KANGXI PERIOD

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A TURQUOISE- AND AUBERGINE-GLAZED BISCUIT GUANYIN SHRINE, KANGXI PERIOD China, 1662-1722. The deity portrayed seated in dhyanasana with hands folded in the lap beneath the two-tiered roof, flanked by boy and girl attendants standing below a bird and a precious vase framing the lintel, a smaller figure of Amitabha seated in the alcove above, set on a waisted pedestal base, and partly covered in a translucent aubergine and turquoise glaze. Dimensions: Height 28.5 cm Literature comparison: Compare a closely related glazed and molded shrine with Zhenwu, dated 1573-1620, 29.5 cm tall, in the British Museum, museum number 2003,0729.1. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 18 March 2014, lot 458 Price: USD 8,750 or approx. EUR 11,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject, glazes, and size (27,9 cm).

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