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A GILT-BRONZE SEATED PROVENANCE
Hata Zoroku II (1854-1932), acquired in
FIGURE OF GUANYIN
1923 (according to box inscription)
QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
HK$500,000-700,000
The figure is modelled seated in rajalilasana,
the posture of royal ease, leaning to one US$65,000-91,000
side with both arms gently embracing the
raised right knee. The hair is arranged into ׁ᪺ 㛶㕺㘍⿮㦉চӐ
a topknot, secured with a seated Amitabha
and detailed with radiating jewellery ϝᬝ
chains, above a gentle downward tilt of the
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head. The figure is dressed under a cowl ჺ卻ᗌណ⏁᪪㍃卼
covering a shawl that open at the chest to
reveal a bare torso adorned with bejewelled
necklaces suspended from a torque. The
figure is accommodated with a later zitan
stand carved in the form of a woven mat.
4 in. (10.2 cm.) high, Japanese wood box

box inscription
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