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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTION

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A CAST-IRON BUST OF GUANYIN

YUAN-EARLY MING DYNASTY, 14TH-15TH
CENTURY

The fgure is fnely cast, dressed in fowing
robes and adorned with various jewelry. The
face is downcast and centered by a raised
urna. The hair is fnely delineated, with small
curls at the forehead and surmounted by a
chignon centered by a diminutive image of
Amitabha.
22 in. (55.9 cm.) high, stand
$30,000-50,000

PROVENANCE

Jacques Barrere, Paris, 1994.

元/明初 鑄鐵觀音半身像

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