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A BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYIN
LATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The fgure is cast with her hair swept in a high chignon above pendulous
earlobes and a serene expression on her face. She wears a shawl and celestial
scarves draped around her elbows, and a dhoti around her waist which is
decorated at the hem with fowers. Her hands are held in namaskaramudra and
she is seated in padmasana on a double lotus base. The baseplate is incised
with a stylised foral double vajra.
14¡ in. (36.5 cm.) high
£10,000-15,000 $15,000-21,000
€12,000-17,000
明末 銅觀音菩薩坐像
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