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A stone figure of Guanyin on elephant A stone head of Guanyin
Yuan/Ming Dynasty Ming Dynasty
With head slightly inclined and looking calmly downwards beneath The soft grey-coloured stone carved as the serene Goddess with
the simple peaked crown, the left knee raised to support the left eyes downcast beneath elegantly arching brows below a circular
hand and the right leg hanging over the side of the elephant to rest urna, the head crowned with curling hair piled into a topknot
the foot on a floral stirrup, the envelopping robe with traces of green and encircled by a high-peaked Buddhist tiara, the central peak
lacquer and the tassels and jewellery with traces of red, the elephant containing a carved figure of the Amitabha Buddha seated in
with four feet planted squarely on the rectangular plinth. dhyanasana on a lotus pedestal, fixed stand.
41cm (16 1/8in) high 38cm (15in) high
£12,000 - 15,000 £20,000 - 30,000
HK$150,000 - 190,000 CNY120,000 - 150,000 HK$250,000 - 370,000 CNY200,000 - 290,000

元/明 石雕騎象觀音像 明 石雕觀音頭像
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Provenance: purchased from William Clayton Ltd., London
on 21st October 1969
A Scottish private collection

來源：1969年10月21日購於倫敦 William Clayton Ltd.
蘇格蘭私人收藏