Guanyin 觀音, M.C. 4334, between 1800 and 1896

Author(s): anonymous, potter production date: between 1800 and 1896 dating in century: 19th century type(s) of object(s): china, ceramic, sculpture, beliefs - customs - cults - ceremonies name(s): religious object, statuette materials and techniques: porcelain, casting, glaze = covered, wood (material), gilding place(s) of execution/realization: dehua dimensions - artwork: height: 18. 8cm width: 7. 6cm description: guanyin seated, the right leg rests on the base, the left leg is folded up; her head, worn in a high bun, is covered with a veil which forms three folds at the forehead; she wears a pectoral and the upper part of her undergarment, visible at the neckline, has the shape of three lotus petals. Around her neck and neckline, a rosary. The entire work is marked with sometimes significant brown stains, undoubtedly traces of an old coating. She is seated on a wooden rock forming a base. Mode of acquisition: legacy name of donor, testator, seller: cernuschi, henri date of acquisition: 1896 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 4334. Date: between 1800 and 1896.