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232 WT Seated in rajalilasana, the ‘pose of royal ease’, this figure represents
A LARGE LACQUERED-WOOD ‘WATER-MOON’ SEATED the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ‘Water-Moon Guanyin’. This is an
FIGURE OF GUANYIN allusion from the Avatamsaka sutra where Guanyin was described
19th century in this pose seated in his Pure Land, or personal paradise, known
The deity delicately carved seated with the right knee raised supporting as Mount Potalaka, meditating on the ethereal and illusory nature
her elbow, the left arm rested against rockwork, wearing loose robes of existence while watching the reflection of the moon in water. See
opening at the chest to reveal a lotus necklace above a sash tied in a J.Larson and R.Kerr, Guanyin: A Masterpiece Revealed, London,
bow at the waist, the plump face and downcast eyes in a meditative 1985, p.7
expression, the hair gathered in a top chignon, coated overall with dark
red, green and black laquer. 233
99cm (39in) high No lot
£6,000 - 8,000 CNY55,000 - 73,000
HK$66,000 - 88,000
十九世紀 漆木水月觀音坐像
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