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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF DAVID F. HOFF ANOTHER PROPERTY
839 ⱷ840
A PAIR OF BRONZE GUARDIAN FIGURES A GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYIN
17TH CENTURY MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY
Both figures are shown standing with feet apart on the separate softwood The bodhisattva is shown seated in lalitasana, with the right foot resting on a
bases carved as rockwork. One figure is shown with the hands clasped and the lotus support and the left hand raised in vitarkamudra. The figure is arrayed in
face in a serene expression, while the other is shown with a fierce grimace and beaded jewelry, with large pendent earrings and a foliate crown obscuring the
bulging eyes. Both wear a helmet surmounted by a prominent tuft and ornate figure of Amitabha Buddha seated in front of the coiled topknot surmounted
layered armor secured at the waist with a belt of `jade' plaques and a monster by a small lotus bud.
mask, with a celestial scarf billowing down the sides. 8¡ in. (21.2 cm.) high
16Ω in. (42 cm.) high, softwood stands (2)
$20,000-30,000
$15,000-25,000
PROVENANCE: 明十五世紀 鎏金銅菩薩坐像
Oriental Treasures, Inc., Dallas, 1996.

DAVID F. HOFF 珍藏
十七世紀 銅天王立像一對
來源:
Oriental Treasures, Inc., 達拉斯, 1996年

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