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MING DYNASTY
The goddess stands holding a baby in her arms, she wears flowing robes and an elaborate headdress, together with a wood stand, 29cm excluding stand. (2)
Provenance: purchased from Spink & Son Ltd on 31st October 1933 for £100. A copy of the invoice is available.
Cf. Chinese Ivories from the Shang to the Qing: An exhibition organised by the Oriental Ceramic Society jointly with the British museum, p.40 fig.4, pp.54-5 no.20, and p.58 no.26 for comparable Ming dynasty figures of Guanyin holding a child; see also R Kerr, P Allen and C Shih, Chinese Ivory Carvings: The Sir Victor Sassoon Collection, pp.214-5 fig.117/740 for another related piece.
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