Page 54 - Chiense works of art sothebys march 14 2017 nyc
P. 54
537
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF
JOAN OESTREICH KEND
TWO EXTREMELY RARE FAMILLE-
ROSE FIGURES OF KSITIGARBHA
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG /
JIAQING PERIOD
each modeled seated in dhyanasana with hands
folded together on the lap supporting the
cintamani (wish-ful lling jewel), wearing brightly
enameled robes of yellow, red and turquoise
draped into voluminous folds, the serene face
with downcast eyes and framed by a pair of
pendulous ears, wearing a polychrome ve-leaf
diadem with each leaf enclosing the Amitabha, all
supported on a double-lotus base, wood stands
(4)
Height 13⅜ in., 34 cm
PROVENANCE
Imperial Oriental Art, New York.
$ 150,000-250,000
52 SOTHEBY’S
