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PROPERTY FROM THE JUNKUNC COLLECTION PROVENANCE
A RARE INCISED STONE PLAQUE Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).
MING DYNASTY, 16TH / 17TH CENTURY $ 30,000-50,000
of ß attened circular form, Þ nely incised to one side with 㖶⋩ℕġİġ⋩ᶫᶾ䲨ġġġ䞛⇣䶂䔓奨枛⍲䛇㬎⁷
Avalokiteshvara sitting in lalitasana on rockwork with
the left hand holding a rosary, the bodhisattva depicted Ը๕
wearing loose robes, ß owing scarfs, bejeweled necklace and ⎚吪剔ɀ䑲偗ᶱᶾ炷1978⸜必炸㓞啷
elaborate headdresses, accompanied by deities, guardians,
disciples, attendants, and a parrot ß ying above, all within
a landscape detailed with bamboo, lotus, and rockwork,
the reverse decorated with Zhenwu wearing a long loose
robe adorned at the chest with a sinuous dragon roundel,
accompanied by groups of guardians and deities, all set in a
landscape of pine tree, bamboo, and rockwork, the narrow
sides incised with meandering ß oral scrolls
Diameter 10⅝ in., 27.1 cm
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