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6055 PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS
6056 6055
A LACQUERED WOOD SEATED BODHISATTVA
6057 Ming dynasty or later
Wearing a five-peak crown inscribed Fo to the front, an elaborate
24 | BONHAMS necklace across his chest visible above the top edge of his
undergarment and a voluminous outer mantle enveloping his arms
with raised hands and his legs locked in the posture of meditation,
the worn surfaces showing remains of gilt lacquer (repaired, losses,
retouched).
14 3/4in (37.5cm) high
US$1,500 - 2,500
6056
A BOXWOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN AND BABY
Republic period
Elegantly coiffed and dressed in flowing robes as she stands on a
coiled dragon fish, her right hand supporting the baby boy holding a
bat while a stream of liquid elixir flows downward from a vase held in
her left hand, the eyes of the deity and the dragon inlaid in black and
white (repaired age cracks, losses to inlay).
12in (30.5cm) high
US$800 - 1,200
6057
A POLYCHROME PAINTED WOOD BUDDHIST FIGURE
The crowned figure seated dhyanasana on a lotus flower support
with hands joined in anjali mudra, the reverse cut with a rectangular
recess for dedication materials that are no longer preserved, the
weathered surfaces showing remains of various colors on a gesso
ground (losses, repairs).
31in (78.8cm) high
US$800 - 1,200
6058
A GROUP OF THREE GILT AND POLYCHROME LACQUERED
WOOD CARVINGS
The first, a Daoist deity dressed in the cap and robes of a scholar,
his cupped left hand meant to hold an attribute that is no longer
preserved, his face showing drill holes for the attachment of a
mustache and beard, the surfaces showing traces of gilt over red
lacquer (losses, replacement base); and a pair of architectural
fragments carved as fu-lions standing on overturned lotus leaves,
one lion playing with a cub and the other balancing one front leg on
a ball, the worn surfaces showing remains of red and gilt lacquer
(losses, wear).
10 5/8in (27cm) height of Daoist deity
7 3/4in (19.5cm) average length of lions
US$1,000 - 1,500
