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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. RALPH C. MARCOVE, NEW YORK (detail)
1507
A GILT AND POLYCHROMED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN
YUAN DYNASTY, (1279-1368)
The bodhisattva sits in dhyanasana on a lotus base with the right hand
raised in vitarkamudra and the left resting on his knee. He is clad in
long, fowing robes, and his benevolent face is surmounted by a tall
diadem centered by a diminutive image of Amitabha.
13¬ in. (34.6 cm.) high
$7,000-9,000
PROVENANCE
Christie’s New York, 3 December 1992, lot 171.
Dr. Ralph C. Marcove (1929-2001) Collection, New York.
元 木漆金彩繪佛坐像
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