Primary Source
British Museum — Collection Database ↗

Seated Guanyin (ex-Donnelly Collection)

白瓷观音坐像（Donnelly旧藏）
Pending BM website access
1980,0728.1VerifiedBritish Museum, London
Object Details
Medium
Dehua porcelain (Blanc de Chine)
Date
Pending BM website access
Classification
佛教造像
Dynasty
明, 待验证
Glaze
象牙白
Accession
1980,0728.1
Repository
British Museum, London
大英博物馆
Research Context

Source: Wikipedia "Blanc de Chine" confirms "The British Museum in London has a large number of blanc de Chine pieces, having received the entire collection of P.J. Donnelly as a gift in 1980." Donnelly's 1969 Blanc de Chine (Faber & Faber) remains the standard reference. BM website is Cloudflare-blocked (2026-04-10); specific data (dimensions, dating, artist attribution) pending website restoration.

Provenance
1980
Donnelly bequest to the British Museum (source: Wikipedia "Blanc de Chine")
P. J. Donnelly遗赠大英博物馆（来源：Wikipedia "Blanc de Chine"）
Donnelly观音遗赠待补充

Cite This Page

World Headlines. "Seated Guanyin (ex-Donnelly Collection) (1980,0728.1)." In Blanc de Chine Catalog (WH-GR-2026-001). https://blancdechine.org/objects/bm-1980-0728-1. Accessed April 13, 2026.
Permanent Linkhttps://blancdechine.org/objects/bm-1980-0728-1