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A SOAPSTONE MODEL OF GUANYIN
17TH-18TH CENTURY

The seated fgure is carved holding a scroll. She wears long
robes decorated with fowers and her hair is arranged in a tall
chignon covered by a shawl decorated with a similar design.
4¿ in. (10.5 cm.) high, hongmu stand

£4,000-6,000 $5,100-7,500

€4,700-6,900

PROVENANCE

With paper label ‘Associated Fine Arts 221’.

清十七/十八世紀 壽山石觀音坐像

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A SMALL FAMILLE ROSE AND GILT-DECORATED FIGURE
OF AMITAYUS
18TH-19TH CENTURY

The deity wears an elaborate jewelled necklace and is
seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, hands folded in
dhyanamudra and supporting an elixir bottle. The hair is piled
in a high topknot beneath a seven-point crown and falls in long
tresses over his shoulders. His body and clothing are gilded.
4Ω in. (11.5 cm.) high

£4,000-6,000 $5,100-7,500
€4,700-6,900

A comparable fgure sold at Christie’s New York, 22-23 March
2012, lot 2035.

清十八/十九世紀 粉彩描金菩薩坐像

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