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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SWISS COLLECTION
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A CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
SONG-YUAN DYNASTY (960-1368)
The deity is carved standing on a cloud base, her hair upswept
into a topknot and worn beneath a crown. Her face is carved with
downcast eyes and her robes are worn loosely draped about her
shoulders and are open at her chest to reveal a necklace. A long
celestial scarf is draped over her arms. Traces of red pigment
remain.
18æ in. (47.5 cm.) high
£2,000-3,000 $2,900-4,300
€2,600-3,800
PROVENANCE:
Property from a Private Swiss Collection, amassed between 1963
and 1980.
宋/元 木雕彩繪菩薩立像
634
*635
A POLYCHROME-DECORATED WOOD FIGURE OF A
SEATED GUANYIN
YUAN DYNASTY (1260-1368)
The Buddhist deity is carved seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base,
she has a full face and downcast eyes and her hair is upswept in
a top knot beneath a crown, she wears a necklace over loosely
draped robes that fall in folds over the edge of the lotus base. There
are traces of red, green, black and blue pigment.
10√ in. (27.7 cm.) high
£2,000-3,000 $2,900-4,300
€2,600-3,800
PROVENANCE:
Property from a Private Swiss Collection, amassed between 1963
and 1980.
元 木雕彩繪觀音坐像
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