Figure: Guanyin, Porcelain, Dehua ware (blanc de chine), 1620–1700, H. 23.5 cm, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1123-1875, Blanc de Chine
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Primary Source
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Figure: Guanyin

观音坐像（附童子）
1620–1700
1123-1875VerifiedVictoria and Albert Museum, London
Object Details
Medium
Porcelain, Dehua ware (blanc de chine)
Dimensions
H. 23.5 cm
Date
1620–1700
Classification
佛教造像
Dynasty
明–清, 明末清初
Glaze
白釉
Accession
1123-1875
Repository
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
维多利亚与阿尔伯特博物馆
Research Context

Per V&A API (systemNumber: O176916): Guanyin seated on rockwork with a standing child figure. Purchased from Siegfried Bing (Paris) in 1875. Gallery 145, Case 8. Published in Kerr & Mengoni, Chinese Export Ceramics (V&A, 2011), p.126, pl.179.

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Provenance
17th century
Created in Dehua, Fujian
创作于福建德化
1875
Purchased from Siegfried Bing, Paris
购自巴黎Siegfried Bing
1875
Acquired by the V&A
入藏V&A博物馆
Literature
  1. Kerr & Mengoni, Chinese Export Ceramics (V&A, 2011), p.126, pl.179
    Kerr & Mengoni,《中国外销瓷》(V&A, 2011), p.126, 图版179
观音童子Bing出版Open Access

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World Headlines. "Figure: Guanyin (1123-1875)." In Blanc de Chine Catalog (WH-GR-2026-001). https://blancdechine.org/objects/va-1123-1875. Accessed April 13, 2026.
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