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A LACQUERED PARCEL-GILT
BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
seated in dhyanasana, the left hand held in dhyanamudra
while the right is held in abhayamudra grasping a lingzhi
stem, wearing a long flowing robe and dhoti bordered by
stylised scrolling lotus, the open chest draped in an elaborate
necklace, the face with a benevolent expression detailed with
downcast eyes beneath high arched brows and above a bud
mouth, flanked by long pendulous ears and surmounted by a
crown beneath a domed ushnisha, with polychrome lacquer
decoration and gilding
47 cm, 18½ in.
W ‡ £ 80,000-120,000
HK$ 815,000-1,220,000 US$ 104,000-155,000
明十六世紀 局部鎏金銅觀音坐像
IMPORTANT CHINESE ART 99
