ID 718824
Lot 1106 | A LONGQUAN CELADON MODEL OF A SHRINE
Estimate value
$ 6 000 – 8 000
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The figure of Guanyin is left in the biscuit and shown seated on a cloth-draped ledge within a celadon-glazed grotto framed by leafy stems that rise towards further intertwined stems and the moon above, while two acolytes are shown standing below.
9 3⁄4 in. (24.7 cm.) high
Provenance
E. & J. Frankel, New York, September 2000.
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Historical era: | Ming dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Historical era: | Ming dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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