The late Ming dynasty dehua white porcelain avalokitesvara cave

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this statue of dehua kiln He Chaozong guan Yin, eyes slightly closed, serene smile, carving fine, perfect freeze its in-depth 襌 thought. He Chaozong can be comparable to one of the most skills of dehua porcelain plastic house, the exact date s original unknown, only roughly know the active in the late Ming dynasty to the kangxi period, after the study, the life in the late 16th century to the 17th century. He Chaozong records, produced in qianlong 28 years gujin suanxue congshu (1763) in quanzhou government record>, the dehua kiln porcelain guanyin cave example, kneeling, with both hands to hide in the sleeve, the Palace Museum in Beijing is two, are recorded in the “goddess of mercy TuDian classic of the imperial palace, the Forbidden City”, the Palace Museum, Beijing, 2012, no. 176 and 177. The other CanYi class example, in Robert h. Blumenfield,,, “Blanc DE Chine: The Great Porcelain of Dehua”, said The source, page 132. C. a. Wiessing treasures and A statue, in the Blanc DE Chine, s. Marchant & Son, London, 2006, the chart 3. In addition, another statue, Christie’s sale in Amsterdam on June 9, 1986, no. 154.
in France, The United States made The Asian art museum, a visible He Chaozong dehua white porcelain guanyin cave, sit cross-legged, pictured in The Oriental Ceramics. The World ‘s Great Collections “, Tokyo, 1981, volume 7, colour 31. In addition, can again CanYi statue of guan Yin, contained in the Blanc DE Chine: Divine Images in Porcelain “, said the source, no. 34.