A Chinese famille rose guanyin, early 20th century, seated on a double lotus pedestal, wearing a long blue and white robe decorated with scrolls, holding a vase and a rosary in his hands, stamped mark ‘Zhu Maosheng zao’ to the base , 35cm high Provenance: From the Collection of Alfred Augustus Field (1898-1977), who worked in Calcutta as a pharmacist from around 1920 until the early 1950s. During his time in India, his love of ceramics developed and he started collecting various pieces that interested him. His collection later passed to his daughter and thence by descent in the 1980s. 二十世纪初 粉彩观音坐像 Condition Report Some enamel and gilt losses. Surface scratches.