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PROPERTY FROM A NEW ENGLAND COLLECTION
A POLYCHROME GESSO AND
CARVED WOOD HEAD OF GUANYIN
SONG / YUAN DYNASTY
well-carved, the face detailed in black and red
pigment against an ivory-white ground, the eyes
downcast beneath arched brows, the red lips
slightly downturned in thoughtful mien, softened
by the full cheeks to either side and dimpled
chin below, the blue-painted hair swept up in an
elaborate chignon, secured by a foliate crown
centered by a gilded gure of Amitaba Buddha,
wood stand (2)
Height 18 in., 45.7 cm
PROVENANCE
Nagatani, Inc., 1973.
Christie’s New York, 21st March 2000, lot 207.
$ 20,000-30,000
Nagatani Inc 1973 207
2000 3 21
