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VARIOUS PROPERTIES ⾿攽빋븖ᗸ䜀븗
3286 ট净Āᝑ綟᯳প稃⫧䉱əěⷳܺ⤽ᗸ䜀⾿䇂ᅼ䏹僉㖶븽
憧箵㐨守ᛚゲ2000ᮖ10⤼30➊⊎枃븽⊎૿261尢븍
A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The figure is shown seated with one leg crossed in front of the
other, exposing one bare foot, and with one hand holding a scroll
resting on an armrest, pingji. She is dressed in long, loose robes
incised with foliate decoration that fall in folds around the body.
The back of the robe is inscribed with the signature, Zixiu.
3 in. (10 cm.) high, wood stand, box
HK$200,000-300,000 US$26,000-39,000
Compare to a soapstone figure of seated Luohan of comparable style,
height and also bearing the signature of Zixiu, sold at Sotheby’s Hong
Kong, 30 October 2000, lot 261.
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