The deity posed at 'royal ease' (rajalalitasana) is decorated in exquisite detail. The cowl is unusually draped from a knot of hair at the top of her head with a large diadem bearing the dhyani Buddha figure with strings of pearls and roses entwined in her hair beneath. She wears a necklace of a large lingzhi fungus pendant and pearls. Her robes have elaborately incised borders and she sits upon a herringbone edged dais. Signed with an impressed gourd shaped mark above an impressed four character seal mark.
Qing Dynasty, Guangxu Period (1875-1908)
Height:  9 1/2"  (24.1cm)
Provenance:  Vermeer & Griggs Collection No. 389
Condition: Excellent, no chips, or restorations, firing crack on interior at base.
An almost identical figure is illustrated in Blanc de Chine Porcelain From Dehua, A Catalogue of the Hickley Collection, Singapore; Rose Kerr & John Ayers, 2002, Plate 6.
Please refer to item #DE-403 when inquiring.