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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SWISS COLLECTION
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A POLYCHROME-PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The bodhisattva is seated in royal ease, rajalilasana, on rocks, wearing long
robes with beaded jewellery and a high crown set with a fgure of Amitayus.
The fgure is covered with traces of red, blue, green and gilt pigments.
11æ in. (30 cm.) high
£6,000-8,000 $8,700-11,000
€7,600-10,000
PROVENANCE:
Property from a Private Swiss Collection, amassed between 1963 and 1980.
明 木雕彩繪觀音坐像
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A POLYCHROME-DECORATED CARVED WOOD STANDING
FIGURE
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The standing fgure is carved with his hands clasped before him, his eyes
downcast and upswept hair worn in a lotus bud top knot, his robes are worn
over a tunic and fall in loose folds that fall just short of his feet. The fgure bears
traces of gilt decoration and red, black, green and blue pigment.
13 in. (33 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.
明 木雕彩繪侍者立像
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