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A 'blanc-de-chine' figure of Doumu, 18th/19th century, seated…
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Melbourne
Date:
27-May-2008
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A 'blanc-de-chine' figure of Doumu, 18th/19th century, seated with eighteen arms holding various ritual implements including a sun and moon, vase, rosary, lotus, axe and scroll, wearing loosely draped robes open at the chest to reveal a beaded lotus pendant and a shawl which falls down from the shoulders, the face with gentle smile, the hair drawn into a high chignon encircled by a diadem centred with Amitabha Buddha, 32 cm. Provenance: The mark translates as 'Reaching All, Even the Fishermen' known as the 'Fisherman' mark, which is mainly found on figures
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Oriental: Zother