A WHITE JADE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, LATE QING TO REPUBLIC China, 19^th to earlier 20^th century. The standing deity is carved in high relief dressed in a dhoti and a celestial scarf billowing in the wind, the hair pulled into a high chignon, holding an open jar. She stands on a lotus base before a flaming mandorla. The stone is of a pale celadon tone with icy inclusions.

Provenance: US trade, by repute from a private collection in Chicago, USA.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few minuscule nicks and nibbles, shallow surface scratches.

Weight: 81 g
Dimensions: Height 13.4 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a related white jade Guanyin, dated to the Qing dynasty, of slightly smaller size (12.3 cm high), at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Chinese Art on 3 December 2015, lot 567, sold for HKD 68,750 (part lot).

清末民初白玉觀音
中國，十九至二十世紀初。觀音立像，身著長袍，綬帶隨風飄揚，頭髮挽成高髮髻，端著一個寶瓶，身後有火焰光背。玉料呈淡青色，帶有絮狀物。冰冷的內含物。

來源：美國古玩市場，據説購於美國芝加哥私人收藏。
品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損，少量細小的刻痕和小缺口，表面有淺劃痕。

重量：81 克
尺寸：高13.4 厘米

拍賣結果比較: 比較一件相近的清代白玉觀音 (高12.3 厘米), 見香港蘇富比Chinese Art 2015年12月3日lot 567, 售價HKD 68,750 (此號拍品中)。