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A PARCEL-GILT FIGURE OF GUANYIN A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN SEATED ON A LION
16th/17th century 14th/15th century
The Bodhisattva of Mercy cast seated in padmasana, clad in long Cast seated with the right knee raised, the figure elaborately attired
robes and with ornate jewellery at the chest, the serene face topped with long flowing robes, the leafy branches held in each hand
with a large five-pointed crown and flanked with ribbons, the hands in supporting a long-tailed bird and a kalasha, the tranquil rounded face
mudra and holding a pearl. surmounted by a heavy crown, the lion with head raised snarling to the
31.5cm (12 3/8in) high left, all raised on an oval single lotus base.
27.3cm (10 3/4in) high
£3,000 - 4,000
CNY28,000 - 37,000 £3,000 - 5,000
HK$33,000 - 44,000 CNY28,000 - 46,000
HK$33,000 - 55,000

Provenance
A European private collection

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