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Guanyin and child on rocky base
Production: Unknown
Figure. Porcelain, moulded and clear glaze.
Guanyin, wearing flowing robes, sits cross-legged and upright with a child on her knee. Her arms hold the child. The child looks up, and raises its left arm.
History note: Purchased from S.M. Franck, 6 December 1923, for £3.0s.0d (as 16th century); H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.
Diameter: 16.6 cm
Height: 33.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Qing Dynasty
18th Century
Circa
1700
CE
-
1800
CE
Fujian: Dehua ware
Moulding
: Porcelain, moulded and clear glaze
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.602-1991
Primary reference Number: 21661
Old object number: CHICER/115
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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