Imre Jakabffy (szerk.): Ars Decorativa 6. (Budapest, 1979)

KÁRPÁTI, Andrea: „Blanc de Chine" porcelain in the collection of the Hopp Museum of Eastern Asiatic Arts

4. KUAN-YIN, SEATED ON A ROCK To enchance the decorative appeal, the sculptor marks the hair with subtle lines, and meticulously elaborates the diadem and the jewel on the bosom of the goddess. The glaze of this piece is ivory white, with crackles caused by deterioration. A widely spread type, dating between 1700 and 1750. III. Kuan-yin on her throne, with all attributes The most popular compositional type. The six figures of our collection represent five compositional variants of it. (The basic type depicts Kuan-yin, sitting on a throne, with her attributes arranged around her in the order of family photographs.)