Seated Guanyin Figure
Artist
He Chaozong
(Chinese, active ca. 1570 - 1630)
Datelate Ming-early Qing dynasty (17th century)
MediumDehua ceramic
DimensionsOverall: 8 3/8 inches (21.27 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Glen W. Dickinson Jr.
Object numberF91-66/1
Markingsback of figure: impressed mark in shape of a gourd. Possibly the mark of He Chaozang.
On View
On viewGallery Location
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Collections
DescriptionSeated figure of Guanyin in modelled with the right knee raised, the right hand resing upon it, left hand holding scepter (ruyi), elbow resting upon arm rest. Arm rest is supported by cabriole legs with ogre mask knees and claw feet. The figure wears voluminous robes, lotus pectoral, has pendant ears and a top knot secured by a ruyi hair ornament. Glaze color is warm ivory.ProvenanceGlen W. Dickinson;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1991.
Wai-Kam Ho, Laurence Sickman, Asian Art Objects Join Collection, Nelson-Atkins, Calendar of Events (Kansas City, Missouri: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 1993), (repro.).
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