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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
1235
A BAMBOO FIGURE OF A SCHOLAR SEATED ON A
MYTHICAL BEAST
19TH CENTURY
The bearded scholar holds a partially unrolled scroll as he sits on
the back of a horned beast, its broad head lowered and turned to
the side.
6æ in. (17.1 cm.) high
$3,000-5,000
清十九世紀 竹根雕仙人騎獸擺件
1235
1236
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF ELEVEN-HEADED
AVALOKITESHVARA
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The bodhisattva stands on a lotus base with his principle hands
held before him in anjalimudra and the others outstretched and
holding various implements. The heads are arranged in three banks
of three, and surmounted by one wrathful and one benevolent face.
The base is sealed.
7¡ in. (18.7 cm.) high
$4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Tokyo, early 20th century.
清十八/十九世紀 鎏金銅十一面觀音立像
1236
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