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A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF GUANYIN AND CHILD
17th/18th century
The bodhisattva carved with a matronly face and wearing an
elaborate lotus-form tiara and covered with a cowl, dressed in loose
flowing robes with finely incised borders and inset with turquoise,
seated in lalitasana on a rockery throne, holding a sutra scroll in the
left hand, supporting an alert boy in the right, the child holding a seal
and brush, the stone of a creamy honey color with minor red veining
to the back.
6in (15.2cm) high
$3,000 - 5,000
十七/十八世紀 壽山石雕送子觀音像
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