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A VERY RARE AND LARGE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
AND SHANCAI
17th century
Finely cast, the goddess gracefully seated in royal ease with her left
hand supporting a small boy on her lap and the other hand holding
prayer beads, wearing an elegantly pleated robe with chased floral
decoration to the edges and open at the chest to reveal an elaborate
beaded necklace, the face with a serene expression adorned with two
large earrings and a crown enclosing the figure of Amitabha Buddha,
the wood stand carved as a double-lotus pedestal.
50cm (19 5/8in) high (2).
HK$5,000,000 - 8,000,000
US$640,000 - 1,000,000
十七世紀 銅鎏金觀音及善財童子像
(detail)
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