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A WOOD STANDING FIGURE OF GUANYIN
Ming Dynasty or earlier
The slender figure carved standing on pitted stones,
wearing long, flowing robes falling gracefully above
the bare feet, tied with a sash at the waist and open
at the chest to reveal an elaborate necklace and
chest ornament, the right hand raised, the serene
expression with eyes downcast, the hair gathered in
a high chignon surrounded by a ruyi tiara.
95cm (37 3/8in) high
£8,000 - 12,000
HK$88,000 - 130,000
CNY73,000 - 110,000
明或更早 木胎彩繪觀世音菩薩立像
The result of a radiocarbon dating measurement
test, RCD Lockinge Radiocarbon Dating
Measurment Report, sample no.RCD-8537,
states 95% confidence interval for AD1465 to
AD1638.

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