A BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURE OF GUANYIN WITH CHILD, KANGXI PERIOD China, 1662-1722. The goddess of mercy modeled seated at ease in long robes, the right knee raised to support a young boy holding a lotus stem, the serene face topped with a high chignon hairstyle and cowl. Covered with fine glazes of emerald-green, lemon-yellow and aubergine.

Provenance: From a French private collection.
Condition: Fine appearance with some firing flaws, wear, few small chips, losses and associated old repairs. Residues of brown and black varnish. The wood base with some repair, nicks and cracks.

Weight: 303 g (excl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 18.1 cm (excl. stand) and 23 cm (incl. stand)

With an associated, finely carved and open-worked hardwood base supported on five feet, which is mounted to a later wood plinth. (2)

Auction result comparison: Compare a related sancai-glazed biscuit group of Guanyin and child, of larger size (32.4 cm high), also dated to the Kangxi period, at Sotheby’s New York in The Hundred Antiques: Fine & Decorative Asian Art on 30 September 2020, lot 1099, sold for USD 2,772.

康熙時期素燒瓷胎送子觀音
中國，1662-1722年。觀音身著長袍，顯得自在休閑；右膝托著一個手持蓮藕的少年，安詳的臉龐，梳高髻戴頭帔。覆蓋著翠綠色、檸黃色和茄紫色的釉料。

來源：法國私人收藏。
品相：外觀精美，有一些燒製瑕疵、磨損、少量小磕損、缺損和相關的維修。 棕色和黑色清漆的餘留。木底座有一些修復、刻痕和裂縫。

重量：303 克 (不含底座)
尺寸：高18.1 厘米 (不含底座) 與 23 厘米 (含底座)

有一個鏤空雕刻的硬木底座，安裝在後來的木底座上。(2)

拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的康熙時期三彩送子觀音 (高32.4 厘米)，見紐約蘇富比The Hundred Antiques: Fine & Decorative Asian 2020年9月30日 lot 1099, 售價USD 2,772。