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A RARE CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF ೐ ᕲ㢰᥆ᕖ⿮㦉ӐǍ
ᒞ ૰὾⊆༄
WATER MOON GUANYIN AND A MARBLE
STAND ϝᬝ
THE GUANYIN SONG DYNASTY (960-1279), ჺ㐟⯇㲞ᳰ卻ᄓ㛑჌Ǹ⪩䁗ǹ᧐⟟卼
THE STAND MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
᫉ཉⵐ⻉ԛഌ጑ഌኙԠࢇ㕇卿ஙԋஇलἃǸ㈊㮥ǹ卿ዪ㋵Ǹ㈊༩ӽ㧿⪬
The bodhisattva is intricately carved seated in rajalilasana, the
㮥㈅ነᝳካǹǯஙࣇᄟ卿ݯᢹᙔलἃǸ"WBMPLJUFTWBSBǹ卿ջヿǸ㈊ӽǹǯ
posture of royal ease, with the right arm placed on the raised knee
ទ㈊㮥・㱈ⵖ㿃卿㙝㕇≄ⅷ卿݄ൈཉ㏟⎏ऒࣇᄟℳຽ卿㎜ᇨੵ㙤ᕳኀ㙤
and the left hand resting on one side. His hair is swept back into
അነ㙣Ꮀד߿⎏ز།㕇֍ǯǸൈዪஶǹἃ᭢ᝲ㈊㮥⁞ᝳ⎏ஶන卿㎜ᇨ᳖
a topknot behind a headdress, and long tresses cascade down the
㬱⯇ஙǮ⯝ӽὍ…卿٨ᑨ⁒Ꮁ⏟⊂Ǯ㬱ሲ㿸㈊ԠಗǯᡜᗌǶⵖ୍⣌Ƿ⢏
shoulders. The face has downcast eyes and a serene expression, and
the chest is adorned with a bejewlled necklace. A shawl is draped ❩✄ӲࢦԬ৅ǶഌᙹᅓדǷ ⎏㉃㖊卿㈊㮥཰ᙻㅚሰᰞָྒྷԠႍ卿㬱㈊᭢
over the shoulders and his dhoti is tied in a bow below the waist. ԋᝲ卿ᛓ᭢ᝲ㈊㮥፽ࢇ㕇⎏ᙔទ⊐׹ǯ㘺㛑⣌ݱᑨӽӳទὍ୬៧Ԡߎ卿
The rectangular scroll-form marble stand is detailed with foliate ␕⊂஋う⏟⊂Ǯჹ✙ক㋞ǯ᭢ᝲ㈊㮥ங໬݉ᚺ⥾⊺ԋ⣌჎ज㇦卿ֿஙऱ
emblems. ᛞឆㅳה⎏㫌౯⻱ワԋ༰ྏⅧ⧎ǯ
25æ in. (65.3 cm.) high overall including stand (2)
HK$1,800,000-2,600,000 US$240,000-330,000
PROVENANCE
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1992 (With ‘Luen Chai’ label to the
underside)

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