A rare Chinese Dehua model of seated Guanyin , 17th century, seated in dhyanasana , the bodhisattva dressed in long flowing robes that enfold her hands and falling open at the chest to reveal a beaded necklace, modelled with downcast eyes, the elaborate chignon covered by a gently cascading cowl, with impressed seal mark He Chaozong yin, 24cm high A closely related example is illustrated by P.J. Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, New York, 1969, no. 155a. Provenance: Edward T. Chow, Hong Kong, 1st March 1959 and by family descent 明17世纪 德化"何朝宗制"款白釉观音 拍品来源：现藏家于1959年3月1日购自仇焱之