A FAMILLE ROSE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, QING DYNASTY China, 1644-1912. Depicting the goddess seated with her right leg raised, dressed in flowing robes, painted in polychrome enamels and gilt, the different layers of the robe finely decorated with Shou and wan symbols interspersed with ruyi shaped clouds on light yellow ground, the upper layer with bamboo leaves and prunus blossoms on turquoise ice crack ground, and with a blue hem, opening at the chest to reveal a beaded pendant, her black hair tied in a high chignon under a red cowl decorated with roundels depicting sinuous snakes, holding a scroll in her left and a red vase in her right hand. The back with a square aperture.

Provenance: Property from the private collection of Walter Knoke (1885-1952), assembled in China during the 1920s and 1930s, and thence by descent in the same family.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, mostly to the gilt and the black enamels, and firing irregularities.

Weight: 1,084 g
Dimensions: Height 25.5 cm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams London, 2 November 2021, lot 95
Price: GBP 9,562 or approx. EUR 11,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A famille rose figure of Guanyin, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the similar pose, robes, aperture at the back, and jewelry as well as the near-identical size (24 cm).


清代粉彩書卷觀音
中國，1644-1912年。觀音遊戲坐，一手持經卷，一手持淨瓶置於膝蓋上。菩薩頭束高髻，面容端莊，雙目微合，神態慈祥，略帶笑意。身穿寬袍，粉彩描繪壽字紋和萬紋，黃地如意雲紋，綠松石綠地竹葉紋和花紋，衣紋處理流暢自然。粉彩諸色色彩繽紛、絢麗，飾件、服飾花紋描繪入微。

來源：Walter Knoke (1885-1952) 私人收藏, 上世紀二十至三十年代購於中國，自此保存在同一家族至今。
品相：品相極好，輕微磨損，主要是描金和黑色琺瑯部位，以及燒製不規則。

重量：1,084 克
尺寸：高25.5 厘米

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：倫敦邦翰思, 2021年11月2日, lot 95
價格：GBP 9,562 （相當於今日EUR 11,500）
描述：十八世紀粉彩觀音坐像
專家評論：比較相似的坐姿、衣袍、背部穿孔，以及珠寶飾品。極相近的尺寸 (24 厘米)。