Lot # 54 - Vintage Seyei Blanc-de-Chine Style Porcelain Guanyin Lamp

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Start Date/Time: 24-Sep-2025 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 01-Oct-2025 6:55:00 PM
Current bid:

$101.00

Highest bidder:

Evan

Auction has ended

Description :

Vintage Seyei Blanc-de-Chine Style Porcelain Guanyin Lamp

Porcelain table lamp featuring a standing Guanyin figure in flowing robes, executed in a white “blanc-de-chine” style glaze. The figure holds a lotus blossom and stands on a lotus pedestal base. Mounted on a black wood plinth with brass hardware and paired with a fabric shade decorated with white branch motifs. Retains its original foil label: “Fine Seyei China – Nagoya Japan.”

Maker: Seyei China, Nagoya, Japan

Date: Mid-20th c. (c. 1960s–1970s)

Material: Glazed porcelain, wood base, brass fittings, fabric shade

Form: Guanyin (Kannon) figure adapted as a table lamp

Mark: Original red foil Seyei China label

Dimensions: 34" H (with shade), 20" H (figure), 13" W, base dia. 8"

Historical Context: 

Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion, is a central figure in East Asian Buddhism, often shown with a lotus as a symbol of purity. The white glaze recalls the blanc de chine porcelain tradition of Dehua, China, popular since the Ming dynasty.

Collecting Note:

Seyei adapted blanc-de-chine style figures for export during the 1950s–1970s, when Asian-inspired décor was in demand. Labeled examples, especially complete with shades, remain desirable among collectors of Japanese mid-century porcelain.


Auction History

Highest bidder is Evan

Date Bid User
01-Oct-2025 6:52:44 PM $101.00 Evan
01-Oct-2025 6:52:25 PM $100.00 Bro45$
01-Oct-2025 6:52:25 PM $100.00 Evan
01-Oct-2025 6:40:14 PM $81.00 Bro45$
01-Oct-2025 5:29:55 PM $71.00 Evan
01-Oct-2025 12:35:44 PM $61.00 Booyaa684
01-Oct-2025 12:35:38 PM $60.00 Bro45$
01-Oct-2025 12:35:38 PM $60.00 Booyaa684
01-Oct-2025 12:35:32 PM $51.00 Bro45$
01-Oct-2025 12:35:32 PM $50.00 Booyaa684
01-Oct-2025 11:20:04 AM $41.00 Bro45$
29-Sep-2025 5:36:00 AM $31.00 Booyaa684
26-Sep-2025 11:01:04 AM $30.00 Bro45$
26-Sep-2025 11:01:04 AM $30.00 Booyaa684
26-Sep-2025 11:00:58 AM $21.00 Bro45$
26-Sep-2025 11:00:58 AM $20.00 Booyaa684
26-Sep-2025 10:57:26 AM $5.00 Bro45$

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