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AN IVORy ‘guANyIN
ANd chIld’ gROuP,
lATe MINg dyNAsTy
China, 16th-early 17th century. Depicted
with the bodhisattva standing and holding
a child and a rosary, wearing voluminous
wide-sleeved robes with her hair untied,
the child clutching a fruit, the ivory deeply
patinated to a creamy tone suffused with
caramel patches.
Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd, Ivories
of China and the East, 1984, cat no 44.
An English collector, acquired from the
above, and thence by descent. Illustrated
on the cover of the Spink catalogue.
condition: Old wear and weathering,
age cracks, minor losses. Overall good
condition, especially considering the age
of this fine piece.
Weight: 430.6 g without base
Dimensions: 19.5 cm (including base) and
18 cm (without base)

Associated wood base. (2)
AucTION ResulT
cOMPARIsON
Compare with a
closely related
carving at Sotheby’s
Hong Kong in
Scholarly Art from
the Collection of
Mr and Mrs Gerard
Hawthorn, 31 May
2018, lot 22, sold for
HKD $100,000.

象牙觀音送子，明末
中國，十六至十七世紀初。觀音立像，一手抱一童
子一手拿著一串念珠，穿著寬大的長袖長袍，頭髮
沒有束縛，孩子抓著水果，象牙成奶色，上面分佈
著焦糖色的斑點。
來源：Spink & Son Ltd藝廊，中國和亞洲象
牙，1984，畫冊編號44。英國收藏家，購於上述
藝廊，保存至今。為Spink畫冊封面。
品相：老磨損與風化，年代裂紋，輕微缺損。整體
品相相對於其年代而言非常好。
重量：不含底座430.6 克
尺寸：含底座19.5厘米；不含底座18厘米
拍賣結果比較：一件相似的雕像于香港蘇富比《
來自Mr and Mrs Gerard Hawthorn收藏的文房
藝術》 ，2018年5月31日，拍號22，成交價HKD
$100,000。
estimate euR 1.000,-
Starting price EUr 500,-

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