Large Porcelain Guanyin . {Height 46 1/2 inches}.

This lot comes from the family collection of Ms. Julia Tsui. Michaan’s Auctions is honored to present these works with Ms. Tsui’s generous support.

Her late husband, Nelson Tsui (1932–2022), was a British-trained master mariner who later served in the Marine Department of the Hong Kong Government. According to his autobiography, he began his maritime career with Alfred Holt & Co., also known as the Blue Funnel Line, trained in England, and received his Certificate of Competency as Master of Foreign-Going Steamships in 1961. He was the author of My Unique Memoirs.

This Guanyin is documented in a letter dated September 15, 1989, from Patrick K. M. Kwok to Mr. Nelson Tsui. Kwok was the director of Kwok Gallery, a Singapore gallery specializing in Chinese antiques and works of art. In the letter, Kwok valued the Guanyin at $6,000 and described it as “unusual in quality and size.”

Ms. Tsui’s mother was the renowned Cantonese opera performer Kwan Ying Lin (关影怜), born Chow Lin (周莲), who died on November 18, 1979. A native of Xiaolan, Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, she was active from the 1920s through the 1950s as a celebrated leading female performer in Cantonese opera and also appeared in several Hong Kong films.

本拍品出自Julia Tsui女士家藏。Michaan’s Auctions十分荣幸得到Tsui女士的慷慨支持，使这批家藏得以共同呈现。

其已故丈夫Nelson Tsui（1932–2022）曾在英国接受专业航海训练，取得远洋轮船船长资格，其后任职于香港政府海事处。根据其自传记载，他早年供职于英国著名航运公司Alfred Holt & Co.，即Blue Funnel Line，在英国接受训练，并于1961年取得远洋轮船船长适任证书。他著有自传My Unique Memoirs。

这件观音记录于Patrick K. M. Kwok在1989年9月15日写给Nelson Tsui先生的一封书信中。Kwok当时担任新加坡Kwok Gallery的主管，该画廊专营中国古董及艺术品。Kwok在信中将这件观音估值为6,000美元，并形容其“在品质和尺寸方面均不同寻常”。

Julia Tsui女士的母亲为著名粤剧演员关影怜（Kwan Ying Lin，原名周莲；逝于1979年11月18日），广东中山小榄人。她活跃于20世纪20年代至50年代，是当时著名的粤剧一线女演员，并曾参演多部香港电影。

Surface dust and dirt, craquelure, five broken fingers with loss. For condition report and additional photos, please contact the Asian Art Department.