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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 10100722, member: 8267"]To my eye, it looks quite modern, although I can't suggest a specific date. Here is one on alamy that looks very similar in form and style but, unfortunately, no specific information accompanies the image -</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-carved-ivory-guanyin-image-114983749.html?imageid=33642BE7-3D70-42B1-A847-47DE40B1957F&p=340586&pn=1&searchId=35caeda80159761b84f64e967f1b9ed2&searchtype=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-carved-ivory-guanyin-image-114983749.html?imageid=33642BE7-3D70-42B1-A847-47DE40B1957F&p=340586&pn=1&searchId=35caeda80159761b84f64e967f1b9ed2&searchtype=0" rel="nofollow">https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-carved-ivory-guanyin-image-114983749.html?imageid=33642BE7-3D70-42B1-A847-47DE40B1957F&p=340586&pn=1&searchId=35caeda80159761b84f64e967f1b9ed2&searchtype=0</a></p><p><br /></p><p>There were large factories in China producing ivory carvings up until 2017. In the 1980s the Beijing Ivory Carving Factory employed up to 400 craftsmen -</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.china.org.cn/english/culture/86118.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.china.org.cn/english/culture/86118.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.china.org.cn/english/culture/86118.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an ivory Guanyin in a similar pose, described as "antique". It shows a greater amount of detail, particularly on the back -</p><p>[ATTACH=full]506976[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]506978[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/antique-chinese-carved-ivory-guanyin-14-80-c-41648538bf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/antique-chinese-carved-ivory-guanyin-14-80-c-41648538bf" rel="nofollow">https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/antique-chinese-carved-ivory-guanyin-14-80-c-41648538bf</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 10100722, member: 8267"]To my eye, it looks quite modern, although I can't suggest a specific date. Here is one on alamy that looks very similar in form and style but, unfortunately, no specific information accompanies the image - [URL]https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-carved-ivory-guanyin-image-114983749.html?imageid=33642BE7-3D70-42B1-A847-47DE40B1957F&p=340586&pn=1&searchId=35caeda80159761b84f64e967f1b9ed2&searchtype=0[/URL] There were large factories in China producing ivory carvings up until 2017. In the 1980s the Beijing Ivory Carving Factory employed up to 400 craftsmen - [URL]http://www.china.org.cn/english/culture/86118.htm[/URL] Here is an ivory Guanyin in a similar pose, described as "antique". It shows a greater amount of detail, particularly on the back - [ATTACH=full]506976[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]506978[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/antique-chinese-carved-ivory-guanyin-14-80-c-41648538bf[/URL][/QUOTE]
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