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PROPERTY FROM
A DANISH PRIVATE COLLECTION

LOTS 185–187

Astrid Ibsen- Sørensen, (1892-1987), a young Danish
actress, arrived in Shanghai in 1919 to visit her
brother. During her stay, she met her husband Jens
Ibsen-Sørensen (1883-1956) who worked as Head of
Office for Great Northern Telegraph Company in Shanghai
from 1906 to 1936, including activities in Russia and
Japan. He was decorated with the Knight of Dannebrog
Order and a Japanese Imperial Order. During their stay in
China, Astrid Ibsen-Sørensen befriended Orvar Karlbeck
(1879-1967) who advised her when she began collecting
Chinese art. After the family returned to Denmark in 1936,
she organised exhibitions on Chinese art and held many
lectures about her time in China.

Astrid Ibsen- Sørensen, (1892-1987) in her house in Copenhagen, circa 1980

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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD

seated in dhyanasana on a rectangular base with hands
held in dhyana mudra, dressed in an elaborate robe
embellished with colourful stone inlays, the face with a
serene expression beneath a five-leaf tiara, framed by a
separately cast flaming mandorla
Height 22.6 cm, 8⅞ in.
PROVENANCE
Collection of Astrid Ibsen-Sørensen (1892-1987), collected in
China before 1936.
In the family by descent.
£ 4,000-6,000
HK$ 39,100-59,000 US$ 5,000-7,500
清乾隆 鎏金銅無量壽佛坐像

來源
Astrid Ibsen-Sørensen （1892-1987年）收藏，於1936年
以前購自中國，此後家族傳承

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