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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY 女士藏品
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A CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN
Qing Dynasty
The Goddess of Mercy seated in the posture
of rajalilasana or ‘royal ease’ on a waisted lotus
pedestal, leaning on her right arm with her head
inclined to the left, the left hand holding a loop
of drapery, the serene face with contemplative
expression beneath the braided hair neatly arranged
in an elaborate chignon secured by a foliate crown
centred with a small figure of Amitabha Buddha at
the centre, clad in a thin dhoti and adorned with
elaborate jewellery, areas of pigment still visible.
75cm (29 1/2in) high.

£8,000 - 12,000
CNY70,000 - 110,000

清 木雕觀音坐像

Provenance: a European private collection

來源：歐洲私人收藏

The iconography of the current figure is based on
the Gandavyuha chapter of the ‘Flower Garland
Sutra’ where Avalokiteshvara or Guanyin resided on
Mount Potalaka when he was visited by Sudhana.
The young adept found Guanyin seated on the
rocky shores of the grotto ‘Sound of the Waves’
contemplating the reflection of the moon in the
water. At later times this specific form of Guanyin
became referred to as the ‘Water-Moon Guanyin’; it
was introduced in China during the 5th century and
became highly popular during the Song dynasty.
For a wood figure of ‘Water Moon Guanyin, Song
dynasty, see an example in the Denver Art Museum,
illustrated by D.Jenkins, Masterworks in Wood:
China and Japan, New York, 1976, no.10.

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