Statuette Guanyin Famille Bleu Chinese Polychrome Buddhist Bodhisattva Porcelain c. 1900 on Lotus Stand Skinner Auctioneers Tag Precommunist Louise_Rosen 24SU_28_D2

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Toleware Pieced Tin WAFERS Wall Box Victorian 1870s 1800s

On offer a comical midcentury gold-tone figural stick pin or tie pin in the form of an angelfish

Interesting technical choices as well — the smoke from the cigarette is actually absence of color in the background

Measures 15"T x 18"W

Statuette Guanyin Famille Bleu Chinese Polychrome Buddhist Bodhisattva Porcelain c. 1900 on Lotus Stand Skinner Auctioneers Tag Precommunist Louise_Rosen 24SU_28_D2Statuette Guanyin Famille Bleu Chinese Polychrome Buddhist Bodhisattva Porcelain c. 1900 on Lotus Stand Skinner Auctions Tag Guanyin or Guan Yin is an East Asian bodhisattva associated with compassion as venerated by Mahayana Buddhists. She is commonly known as the "Goddess of Mercy" in English. The Chinese name Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, meaning "The One Who Perceives the Sounds of the World". She is also referred to as Guanyin Bodhisattva.