Asian Art II - Part One - 24 May 2023
SEVEN CHINESE CORAL CARVINGS OF FEMALE DEITIES AND A BOY
SEVEN CHINESE CORAL CARVINGS OF FEMALE DEITIES AND A BOY
QING DYNASTY
Each carved as a slender figure, the goddesses include Guanyin and Magu dressed in long flowing robes with their hair in elegant high chignons, the coral of a bright salmon colour with some minor white specks, each with a wood stand, one inlaid with silver wire, 12.8cm max. (14)
Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent.