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Subject:Chinese mother and child figure
Posted By: Sally Mon, Mar 25, 2019 IP: 88.104.125.44 Hi, this ceramic figure is about 9"/ 22cm tall. It is marked indistinctly on the base . Can anyone tell me who this represents and when it might have been made. Thanks |
Subject:Re: Chinese mother and child figure
Posted By: Bill H Tue, Mar 26, 2019 This is an image of Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy to Chinese and a manifestation of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. A figure with child, such as this one, might have been used during earlier times in China as a devotional object by women hoping to bear children or be cured of an affliction preventing conception. |
Subject:Re: Chinese mother and child figure
Posted By: Sally Tue, Mar 26, 2019 Hi Bill , thanks for the information, very much appreciated . |
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