Page 63 - Chinese Art Auction April 25, 2020 2020 Galerie Zacke

58
A MONuMeNTAl cAsT-IRON sTATue OF The
TeAchINg guANyIN, yuAN-MINg dyNAsTy delineated, with small curls at the forehead and surmounted by a chignon
under a cowl and centered by a minuscule image of Amitabha.
China, 14th-16th century. The figure is finely cast, seated in
padmasana over a double lotus throne with beaded edges, her left Auction result comparison: Compare with a smaller cast iron image of
hand in her lap holding a vase containing the elixir of long life, her right Guanyin at Christies New york in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art part
hand showing the vitarka mudra, the gesture of teaching. I, 17 - 18 March 2016, lot 1412, sold for USD 32.500.

Provenance: From a British estate. 鑄鐵觀音説法像，元明
condition: Losses, erosion, wear and extensive weathering, overall 中國，十四至十六世紀。精細地鑄造的觀音像，觀音坐于雙層蓮座上，左手在膝上持
净瓶，右手施予愿印，以表普度眾生的慈悲心施與。
consistent with the high age of this statue. The condition can be seen in
detail on the various images available at www.zacke.at. 來源：英國私人遺產。
品相：缺損、腐蝕、磨損和廣泛的風化，總體上與該雕像的年代相符。 細圖可見
www.zacke.at，幾張照片將詳細展示其狀況。
Weight: 86 kg 重量：86 公斤
dimensions: height 96 cm 尺寸：高 96 厘米
Guanyin dressed in flowing robes and adorned with various jewelry. estimate euR 3.000,-
Her eyes are downcast and centered by a raised urna. The hair is finely Starting price EUr 1.500,-

58