A Dehua seated figure of Guanyin


Chen Wei mark, 20th centurySeated in royal ease beneath a prominent crown centered by a depiction of Amitabha protruding from her cowl, her voluminous robes open to reveal detailed jewelry at her chest and forming an irregularly-shaped base around her hips and beneath her bare foot, her hands hidden in her sleeves clasping a scroll, the back of her shoulder blades bearing the impressed square maker's mark reading Chen Wei zhi yin (chips).12in (30.4cm) high