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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

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A VERY RARE GILT-BRONZE STANDING
FIGURE OF WILLOW GUANYIN

TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)

The Bodhisattva of compassion is cast standing in tribhangka on
a lotus pedestal above a pierced hexagonal base. His right arm
is raised, holding a willow branch, while his pendent left arm
holds an ambrosia bottle. Adorned with a long necklace, bangles,
a dhoti and a long flowing shawl around his shoulders. The hair
is fashioned in a high chignon, and adorned in the centre with
the figure of Amitabha. He has an elaborate detachable flaming
mandorla pierced with two birds in the centre, and surmounted by a
standing Amitabha.
10 in. (25.5 cm.) high, wood stand, Japanese wood box

HK$1,800,000-2,800,000 US$240,000-360,000

PROVENANCE

A Japanese private collection, circa 1960s

EXHIBITED

Nezu Art Museum, Kondō Butsu Ten, Tokyo, 28 April – 13 May
1962
Osaka Municipal Art Museum, Zui Tō no Bijutsu, Osaka, 1978,
Catalogue no. 3-65

唐 鎏金銅楊柳觀音立像

來源
日本私人珍藏，入藏於1960年代

展覽
根津美術館，《金銅佛展》，東京，1962年4月28日- 5月13日
大阪市立美術館，《隋唐の美術》，大阪，1978年，目錄
3-65號

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