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                          35    160819/3
                          A Chinese carved grey-black stone head of  Anecdotal story is that it was brought home after
                          Guanyin                            WWII by Chaplain, Capt. Russell C. Haggard,
                          tang dynasty                       Airforce, and David Yee purchased the piece from
                          finely carved with downcast eyes and heavy lids,  him in 1965.
                          with fitted wood stand.            note:
                          H: 11 in., 28cm                    There was a Russell C. Haggard, an Air Force
                          provenance:                        officer who did live in Houston, TX at that time.
                          Collection, Washington, DC, 2007-present  Based on his age, he could be the man from
                          Collection, Kerrville, TX, 1995-2007  whom Yee purchased the piece.
                          Collection, Houston, TX, 1976-1995  $3,000-5,000
                          Purchased from David Yee, Houston, TX in 1976















                                         36    160443/11
                                         A Chinese stone Guanyin
                                         tang/song dynasty
                                         the figure standing barefoot on a cloud shaped
                                         pedestal, her face with carved features set in a
                                         meditative expression, mounted on a wood back
                                         panel.
                                         H: 12 in., 30cm
                                         $800-1,200















                                                  37    160008/2
                                                  A Chinese carved sandstone head of Guanyin
                                                  qing dynasty
                                                  depicting the bodhisattva with serene expression,
                                                  elongated earlobes and an elaborate rolled coiffure.
                                                  H: 15 1/4 in., 39.5cm
                                                  provenance:
                                                  Property of a Colorado gentleman; acquired in
                                                  Singapore in the 1940s, thence by descent
                                                  $2,000-4,000
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