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A SMALL GILT BRONZE GUARDIAN DEITY
A POLYCHROME LACQUERED BRONZE SEATED GUANYIN Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century
Ming dynasty, dated by inscription to Chenghua tenth year The youthful figure standing dressed in a fluttering shoulder scarf,
(1474) elaborate helmet and armor as he stands with empty hands meant
The crowned and bejeweled figure seated dhayanasana with both to hold an identifying attribute that is no longer preserved, the
hands resting in dhyana mudra and two lotus plants rising along separately cast lotus plinth also with losses.
her arms, one supporting a kalasa and the other a white parrot, the 4 7/8in (12.5cm) high
front of the waisted plinth cast with opposing bands of lotus petals
and two protruding lotus blossoms and the back incised with a long US$4,000 - 6,000
dedicatory inscription with donor names and the date, the surfaces
covered in black and red lacquer with traces remaining of gilt lacquer.
11 1/4in (28.5cm) high
US$5,000 - 7,000
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