Japanese porcelain figure of Kannon (Guanyin) on a shishi (Foo dog), in famille verte colours, c.1890
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Japanese Kutani porcelain figure of Kannon (Guanyin) riding on a shishi (Foo dog), richly decorated in famille verte colours. Unmarked, Kutani kilns circa 1890
| Condition | good condition, old scar beneath chin where there may once have been a beard, probably lost in firing. No restoration. |
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| Size | 21.5cm high |
| References | ref. Schiffer, 'Figural Japanese Export Ceramics' p47 for a similar example. A large old early 19th century label pasted underneath states 'CHINESE'. |
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