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AN ELM WOOD CARVING OF A
‘MONK’ GROUP
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH
CENTURY

comprising an elderly monk and a young boy,
the man standing holding an elaborate fly whisk
in one hand and a string of beads in the other,
adorned in robes falling in thick folds over the
body, cinched with a belt inlaid with a blue
glass bead, the individualistic face with a stern
expression, pronounced ears, and finely incised
features, the smiling boy holding an alms bowl
and a detachable cane (2)
Height 10 in., 26 cm
$ 6,000-8,000

清十八 / 十九世紀 榆木雕僧侶
立像

860

A WOOD FIGURE OF SONGZI
GUANYIN
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH
CENTURY
859
seated with a boy on the lap, adorned in
draped robes edged with brocade and tied
at the chest, a beaded bracelet on each wrist
and a diadem securing the cowl, the face with
serene countenance and hair falling down the
shoulders, the smiling boy with three tufts of
hair, pronounced earlobes, and hands clasped
together
Height 6¼ in., 16 cm
PROVENANCE
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.
$ 5,000-7,000

清十八 / 十九世紀 木雕送子觀
音坐像

來源
Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約

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