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THE PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTOR

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           A HIGHLY IMPORTANT MAJESTIC PAIR                       ̩͞   ٫೏   ډ   ډˏˠ☸   ᕱ㢯⬳Ⲭ⒤ӏˏയ
           OF WOOD FIGURES OF STANDING
           BODHISATTVAS                                           ⿭㦈⬳Ⲭۢ૯و⦰⬳Ⲭ܍ˏബ䢲⬳Ⲭ⒤ஔ䢲࿇݊˕ൖབྷǐˏᆾ⧂⣰ע䢲۷ˏᆾ
                                                                  ਋㨈ຯǐ˗㌪❢Ծዠ䢲˖㌪⼄㣹䢲⑨ຯὛഡ‧὚䢲⦈❢㨈ຯǐ㢳⇶঺⿏䢲㭥㭯
           FIVE DYNASTIES-NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY,                  㭙⢐䢲⿭㦈̩⮂ի˖ᕖ㠾ཽ㠿ζ㐤ӏ䢲૯و⦰̩⮂ի˖ᕖഡ⁄♃㨫ǐ㤚ೲ⎟ݸ
           10TH-11TH CENTURY                                      㤔⑁Ǐ଻⇂⫦रǐ

                                                                  Ϝᬜ
           Comprised of a standing figure of Guanyin, and a standing figure of   ൶ˮࠉᕒ䢲ᖥ̺䢲૯᢫ډ˕ໝ䢮    䢯͠עՆⳉ
           Mahasthamaprapta, each regal bodhisattva is standing swayed gently to   ⟞४⏩́Ὂⳉ
           one side, with one hand raised and the other hand holding the end of the
                                                                  㪁᫓⳹೾᣻䢲     ໝ    ᕕ   ᑽ䢲ሠި     ⴽ
           celestial scarf wrapped around the arms and back. Each wears a dhoti
           falling in loose folds, the upper torso left bare and partially covered with   ⮏㙼
           elaborate bejewelled necklaces, the eyes downcast with a benevolent   ൶ˮࠉᕒ䢲ǗᏵ㒆۵⟞⻒૯⿭ǘ䢲૯㠯䢲     ໝ䢲ॱḛ     ⴽ
           expression. The Guanyin figure wears a crown centered by a diminutive
           image of Amitabha, while the figure of Mahasthamaprapta wears a crown   ᢬യ⒤ӏ⚯ 1BMFP -BCP ᐁധသ⌏೛ໝ᧊᠟᫐䢮᫐ぜ⛷ⴽ 1-%       ۢ
           centered by a vase. Both are raised on later lotus plinths.   1-%      䣁     ໝ ᕕ ᑽ䢯䢲ㄗഓ⧀ᕴॱ㙼̃೛ໝⓡܐǐ
           Guanyin: 56 Æ in. (144 cm.) high; overall height including stand: 67 q in.
           (171.5 cm.) high
           Mahasthamaprapta: 57 ¿ in. (145 cm.) high; overall height including stand:
           68 ¿ in. (173 cm.) high                           (2)
           HK$40,000,000-60,000,000        US$5,200,000-7,700,000
           PROVENANCE
           Yamanaka & Co., Tokyo, acquired prior to 1924
           An American private collection
           Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 6 November 1996, lot 937
           LITERATURE
           Yamanaka & Co., Shina kobijutsu taikan [Comprehensive Review of Ancient
           Chinese Art], Osaka, 1924, no. 149
           The result of Paleo Labo Radiocarbon Dating test nos. PLD-31409 and
           PLD-31410 (8 April 2016) is consistent with the dating of this lot.






































                             Yamanaka & Co., Shina kobijutsu taikan [Comprehensive Review of Ancient Chinese Art], Osaka, 1924, no. 149
                                               ྒྷԋਦᝯ卿Ƕᘒ㚣ऒ⧻ワഌ㈊Ƿ卿ഌ㩌卿    ჺ卿எ‸   ⽚


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