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A GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF
BIXIA YUANJUN
17th century
The Daoist goddess cast in a seated position,
clad in flowing robes decorated with elaborate
floral, foliate and geometric patterns, the
serene face crowned with a phoenix tiara, the
hands raised in front of the chest to support a
bowl of abundance, the surface brilliantly gilt,
the reverse with a hollow to accommodate a
supporting seat.
6 3/4in (17cm) high
$8,000 - 12,000
十七世紀 銅鎏金碧霞元君坐像
Provenance
Purchased from Peaceful Wind Gallery, Sante
Fe, New Mexico September 26, 2001
A similar gilt bronze depiction of Bixia Yuanjun,
dated Ming dynasty, is in the collection
of the British Museum, museum number
1908,0420.6. A figure of Longnu with very
similar casting and workmanship was sold at
Sotheby’s New York, 16 September 2015,
sale N09395, lot 437.
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