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A GILT BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA
KOREA, JOSEON PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY
The fgure is depicted seated in dhyanasana with hands held in dhyanamudra,
dressed in a fowing dhoti and draped with a celestial scarf, with bands
embellished with prunus to the ankle and wrists. The hair is fnely incised and
styled in a top knot behind a shou character plaque an a foral band.
9º in. (23.5 cm.) high
£15,000-25,000 $20,000-33,000
€17,000-28,000
PROVENANCE
Collection of the late Soame Jenyns (1904-1976), then by descent within the
family.
韓國 十七世紀 鎏金銅觀世音菩薩坐像

來源: 英國學者詹甯斯(1904-1976)舊藏, 家傳至今