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A LARGE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE
FIGURE OF GUANYIN
19TH CENTURY
The fgure is well cast with a serene expression
and her forehead is inlaid with a silver urna. Her
hands are held together and she wears a heavy
robe incised with cloud scrolls and an under-robe
incised with bamboo. The back is inscribed with
four characters in a vertical line, Yutang Shisou
([Monk] Shisou of the Jade Hall).
19º in. (49 cm.) high
$20,000-30,000
Compare two fgures of Guanyin of similar size,
also with their hands held together in front of the
waist, sold at Christie’s New York, 22-23 March
2012, lot 1786 and 20-21 March 2014, lot 2057.
Another slightly larger fgure (23Ω in. high) was
sold at Bonhams London, 7 November 2013, lot
280.
清十九世紀 銅錯銀觀音立像 「玉堂石叟」款
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