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Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT

Lot 611

A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, LATE MING DYNASTY
Estimate: 15,000 - 25,000 USD

A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
LATE MING DYNASTY
明末 銅鎏金觀音坐像

well cast seated in vajraparyankasana with the hands in dhyana mudra supporting a vase, wearing a long flowing robe
and dhoti with stylized floral borders, open at the chest revealing an elaborate necklace, the face with a benevolent expression
detailed with downcast eyes beneath high arched brows, flanked by long pendulous ears and surmounted by a pierced diadem
centered with a seated Amitabha Buddha, all supported on a lotus base comprised of three tiers of overlapping petals, wood stand
(2)

Height 17¼ in., 44.5 cm

Provenance
English Private Collection, acquired between 1961 and 1984, and thence by descent.

來源
英國私人收藏，購於1961至1984年之間，此後家族傳承

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