Ming Dynasty Songzi Guanyin With Child

Description

A Chinese Fahua glazed pottery figure of Songzi Guanyin with child. A rare yellow, turquoise and green glazed statue of … more A Chinese Fahua glazed pottery figure of Songzi Guanyin with child. A rare yellow, turquoise and green glazed statue of Guanyin with downward gaze holding a baby on her left knee with righ knee raised on an outcropping pedestal.

Very good condition with possible restoration to head area.

Measures: Height 10 Inches (25 cm)
Width 5.25 Inches (13.5 cm)
Depth 3 inches (7.6 cm)

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Songzi Niangniang ("The Maiden Who Brings Children"), also referred to in Taiwan as Zhusheng Niangniang, is a Taoist fertility goddess. She is often depicted as Guan Yin herself in drawings, or alternatively as an attendant of Guan Yin; Guan Yin herself is also often referred to as "Guan Yin Who Brings Children". She is depicted as an empress figure, much like Xi Wangmu and Mazu.

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