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VARIOUS PROPERTIES

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A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED GUANYIN

18TH-19TH CENTURY
The fgure is shown seated on the hem of her long robe whilst the right hand
holds a scroll and the left hand rests on the raised left knee. The robe is inlaid
in silver with clouds and with the two-character mark Shi Sou on the back, and
the base is incised with the four-character seal script date yuan he er nian.
7º in. (18.5 cm.) high
$6,000-8,000

The date on the base could refer to the second year of the Xianzong period of
the Tang dynasty, corresponding to AD 807, or it could also be interpreted as
the Genna era of the Edo period in Japan, corresponding to 1615-1624.
清十八/十九世紀 銅錯銀觀音坐像 「石叟」款

1043 (mark)

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1044
A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF A STANDING GUANYIN

18TH-19TH CENTURY
The fgure is shown standing on an integral cloud-form base with separately-
modeled hands ftted into the long sleeves, the right hand holding a small
scroll and the left hand held in front of the waist. The robe edges are inlaid in
silver with classic scroll.
12Ω in. (13.8 cm.) high

$5,000-7,000

清十八/十九世紀 銅錯銀觀音立像

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