Figure: Guanyin, Porcelain, Dehua ware (blanc de chine), 1600–1700, H. 39.3 cm, Victoria and Albert Museum, C.548-1910, Blanc de Chine
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Figure: Guanyin

观音坐像
1600–1700
C.548-1910VerifiedVictoria and Albert Museum, London
Object Details
Medium
Porcelain, Dehua ware (blanc de chine)
Dimensions
H. 39.3 cm × W. 19.9 cm × D. 15 cm
Date
1600–1700
Classification
佛教造像
Dynasty
明–清, 明末清初
Glaze
象牙白釉
Accession
C.548-1910
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: O127933): Guanyin seated on rock, translucent ivory-colored glaze. Salting Bequest. Gallery 145, Case 48. Published in Liefkes & Young, Masterpieces of World Ceramics (V&A, 2008), p.81. 5 high-resolution images available.

Linked Research Dimensions
02He Chaozong Corpus
Provenance
17th century
Created in Dehua, Fujian
创作于福建德化
1910
Salting Bequest to the V&A
Salting遗赠V&A博物馆
Literature
  1. Liefkes & Young, Masterpieces of World Ceramics (V&A, 2008), p.81
    Liefkes & Young,《世界陶瓷杰作》(V&A, 2008), p.81
观音Salting出版Open Access

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World Headlines. "Figure: Guanyin (C.548-1910)." In Blanc de Chine Catalog (WH-GR-2026-001). https://blancdechine.org/objects/va-c548-1910. Accessed April 13, 2026.
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