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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
767
A POLYCHROME WOOD SEATED FIGURE OF THE `WATER-
MOON’ GUANYIN
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The bodhisattva is shown seated in lalitasana, the 'posture of royal ease', with
right arm extended to the side and resting on the bent right knee while the left
hangs pendent, wearing a loosely draped shawl and scarves over the shoulder,
arms and around the torso. The face is carved with heavy-lidded eyes and a
gentle expression below the hair set in a tall chignon behind a high headdress.
56 in. (142.3 cm.) high

$20,000-30,000

女史珍藏
清ǎ彩❡木雕水月觀音

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
766
A WOOD FIGURE OF SEATED GUANYIN 私人珍藏
JIN-YUAN DYNASTY (1115-1368)
金/元 木雕觀音坐像
The figure is shown seated in padmasana with the right hand raised in
vitarkamudra and the left hand resting in varada mudra, wearing loose, 來源:
voluminous robes. The face has a serene expression, and the hair is arranged in 1990年代於紐約入藏
a tall chignon secured with a headdress decorated with a small seated figure.
21æ in. (55.2 cm.) high
$18,000-25,000
PROVENANCE:
Acquired in New York in the 1990s.

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