Bidspirit auction | Chinese Qing Blanc de Chine

Chinese Qing Blanc de Chine Porcelain Guanyin - Chinese blanc de chine porcelain figure depicting a guanyin seated atop a rock throne with a child atop her right knee, similar in style to the traditional depiction of the Virgin Mary and Christ Child, Qing dynasty, late 17th/early 18th century. With acolytes beside her feet, flanking a dragon intertwined with lotus blooms, and antiquities, including a book and ambrosia bottle balanced along the plinths of the throne. Illustrated in Howard & Ayers, ”China for the West, ” p. 91, no. 49. Provenance: The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Height: 14 1/2 in x width: 6 3/4 in x depth: 3 3/4 in. Condition: To the smaller figures along the base of the statue, there are restorations to the each of their necks, to the base of the figure on the right, and along the footrim below each of the figures. There are restorations to the smaller seated figure, particularly along his right arm, near his left elbow, to his right foot, and below the figure's groin area. There are restorations to the larger figure's right hand. There are losses to her second and third fingers along her right hand. There are small chips and losses to the foliate elements and winding dragons along the base. There is a toned crack along the rounded flower below the smaller figure along the right side, that fluoresces under UV light. There is a chip to the larger figure's crown. There are fleabite chips to the hands of the smaller figure along the bottom right. There are rounded and linear firing flaws. There are three pronounced linear firing flaws along the underside; two of which correlate to areas of restoration along the base. There are fleabite to small-sized chips along the underside. Along the underside of the base, there are a few areas of black accretions.