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AN IMPORTANT AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE The current wood figure of Guanyin illustrated in Paul Houo-ming-tse, Preures des Antiquites
WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN de Chine, Peking, 1930

CHINA, NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1127) 本件木雕觀音著錄於霍明志《達古齋古證錄》，北平，1930年

The bodhisattva is seated in dhyanasana with the right hand raised in
vitarkamudra and the left held in his lap. He is clad in heavy, flowing robes,
and adorned with various jewellery, with a sash tied across the chest. The
face is serene and downcast, and the hair is tied in an elaborate chignon,
with locks escaping over the shoulders.

46 in. (116.8 cm.) high

PROVENANCE
Collection of Paul Houo Ming-tse, acquired prior to 1930
Sotheby’s London, 15 April 1980, lot 63
Property from an Asian Family Collection, acquired from Sotheby’s New
York, 22 March 2000, lot 58

EXHIBITED
J.J. Lally & Co., Early Dynastic China, New York, 1996, cat. no. 16

LITERATURE
Paul Houo-ming-tse, Preuves des Antiquités de Chine, Peking, 1930, p. 301

北宋 木雕觀音坐像

菩薩金剛坐姿，右手舉起作推究印，左手平舉於腹前。身穿華冗衣袍，
衣襬飄揚，瓔珞遍身，胸前結婆羅門帶。臉上表情莊嚴內觀，雙眼嵌琉璃，
髮髻高聳，兩道鬢髮散落兩肩。

來源
達古齋霍明志，1930年以前入藏
倫敦蘇富比，1980年4月15日，拍品63號
亞洲家族珍藏，購自紐約蘇富比，2000年3月22日，拍品58號

展覽
J.J. Lally & Co.，《Early Dynastic China》，紐約，1996年，圖錄編號16

著錄
霍明志，《達古齋古證錄》，北平，1930年，301頁

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