A large and rare Deha figure of a Guanyin standing on a lotus flower elegantly dressed and bejeweled, the face with a serene expression with downcast eyes, the head adorned with an elaborate bearing two marks by Xu Yunlin (defects and restorations)
China, late Qing dynasty/Republic period
The lot is a remarkable work of art due to it's large size and detailed decoration. Bearing the mark of the potter Xu Yunlin, the piece has the the typical characteristics attributed by P. J. Donnelly to the Xu family, namely "great elaboration of detail, light construction, uniform milk-white glaze": P. J. Donnelly, Blanc de Chine: The Porcelain of Tehua in Fukien, New York, 1969, pp. 280-1. Xu Yunlin was considered be a late 18th century potter but his work have been revised as dating from the late Qing to early 20th century by J. Ayers: see Blanc de Chine: Divine Images in Porcelain, New York, 2002
(h. 105 cm.)