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A RARE AND FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
AND SPINACH-GREEN JADE 'LOTUS' STAND
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The Guanyin is delicately carved with a serene expression, her long hair swept
back and in two sections cascading down her shoulders. She wears long
robes and holds a sphere in her hands which rest in her lap. She is seated in
dhyanasana on an integrated rocky base. The stone is of an even white tone.
The fgure is accompanied by a ftted spinach-green jade double lotus stand.
The fgure, 2⅝ in. (6.8 cm.) high, 3⅜ in. (8.8 cm.) high overall including stand
£35,000-45,000 US$47,000-59,000
€41,000-52,000
PROVENANCE:
The Dizang Studio Collection, Taipei, acquired between 1970 and 1990.
清乾隆 白玉觀音坐像連碧玉蓮花座
來源: 地藏山房珍藏,台北,於1970至1990年間入藏
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