Page 275 - Christie's Fine Chinese Paintings March 19 2019 Auction

PROPERTY OF A CALIFORNIA PRIVATE COLLECTOR
1779
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The bodhisattva is shown seated in dhyanasana with the right hand
holding the end of a willow stem and the left hand holding a cup,
and wearing fowing robes open at the chest to reveal elaborate
jewelry. The cufs and borders of the robes are incised with foral
borders, and the hair is dressed in knotted plaits and a topknot
behind the elaborate crown centered by the fgure of Amitabha
Buddha.
13º in. (33.7cm) high
$30,000-50,000

PROVENANCE
Acquired in southern California in the early 1970s, and thence by
descent within the family.
明代 銅鎏金觀音坐像