A BISCUIT-ENAMELED SANCAI FIGURE OF GUANYIN, KANGXI PERIOD
China, 1662-1722. The Goddess of Mercy seated in royal ease on a flat shaped base, holding a fly-whisk in one hand and a vase in the other, wearing voluminous robes cascading in voluminous folds, and adorned with a long beaded necklace. The serene face with heavy-lidded almond-shaped eyes and full lips, the hair arranged in a high chignon covered by a cowl. Covered overall with splashed green, ochre, aubergine, and transparent glazes, save for the base. The back with a circular aperture.


Provenance:
From a private estate in Czechia. The Czech trade, acquired from the above.

Condition:
Very good condition with only minor wear and some firing irregularities, few tiny chips to edges.

Weight: 464.9 g
Dimensions: Height 19.5 cm


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 25 November 2022, lot 380
Estimate: HKD 20,000 or approx.
EUR 2,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A biscuit-enameled sancai figure of Guanyin, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period
Expert remark: Note the near-identical size (19.3 cm).




康熙素三彩觀音像

中國，1662-1722年。觀音頭戴發巾，著坦胸式寬袖大衣，肩搭帔帛，佩戴瓔珞，一手持淨瓶，一手執拂塵，長眉細眼，面龐圓潤，神色沉靜肅穆。整尊塑像設色沉靜，造型沉穩。除底座外，通體施綠釉、赭色、紫紅色及透明釉。 背面有圓形孔。


來源：
捷克私人舊藏；捷克古玩交易，購於上述舊藏。

品相：
狀況極好，只有輕微磨損和一些燒製缺陷，邊緣有細小磕損。

重量：464.9 克
尺寸：高 19.5 釐米


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2022年11月25日，lot 380
估價：HKD 20,000（相當於今日
EUR 2,500
）
描述：清康熙素三彩觀音菩薩坐像
專家評論：請注意幾乎相近的尺寸 (19.3 釐米)。