A Chinese dehua figure of guanyin, 17th century

A Chinese dehua figure of guanyin 17th century the 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 high Provenance: by repute previously purchased from a private Dorset collection Compare 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 Condition Report Disclaimer, A Chinese dehua figure of guanyin, A Chinese dehua figure of guanyin 17th century the 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 high Provenance: by repute previously purchased from a private Dorset collection Compare 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, Provenance:, Blanc de Chine: Divine Images in Porcelain, Blanc de Chine: The Great Porcelain of Dehua, Condition Report:, firing cracks to interior, Condition Report Disclaimer

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