A Famille Verte Porcelain Figure of Guanyin 19TH CENTURY 清中期 “何朝宗”仿款素三彩書卷觀音坐像 the benevolent figure depicted seated at ease over the left bent leg, the right knee supported delicate crossed hands, one wearing a handle, with slender fingers clutching a scroll. The body slightly turned to invite cascading folds of draping robes, separating at the chest the show a lotus pendant, the face just downcast and hair elegantly coiffed. ALl seated above a reticulated rocky base beside a vase. Enameled with the famille verte palette over the white glazed base. Height 10 3/8 in., 26.4 cm.