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A LARGE GREEN, YELLOW AND CREAM-GLAZED STONEWARE FIGURE OF THE 'WATER-MOON' GUANYIN IN A GROTTO

MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY

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A LARGE GREEN, YELLOW AND CREAM-GLAZED STONEWARE FIGURE OF THE 'WATER-MOON' GUANYIN IN A GROTTO
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The bodhisattva is shown seated in rajalilasana on a rock ledge above a dragon-carp swimming in the water below, all within a rocky grotto interspersed with a seated Buddha, a figure, and a horse with books strapped to its back, the whole raised on a waisted, rectangular pedestal base with figures of acolytes on three sides.
26¾ in. (68 cm.) high, wood stand

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William Clayton, London, acquired 1971-1975.
Private collection, Florida.

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The present group appears to depict the 'Water-Moon Guanyin', also known as the 'Avalokiteshvara of the Southern Seas', a popular figure during the Yuan and Ming periods. The bodhisattva is always shown seated in rajalilasana, or 'royal ease,' on a base mimicking a rocky shore.

MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY

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