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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION
256 PROVENANCE:
A VERY LARGE CAST IRON FIGURE OF A SEATED GUANYIN From a private English collection, acquired in 2002.
MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
來源:英國私人珍藏，購自2002年
明十六/十七世紀 鑄鐵觀世音菩薩坐像
The deity is fnely cast seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus pedestal. Her
right hand is held in vitarkamudra and her left hand held before her chest,
supporting a small bottle. She is dressed in long fowing robes tied at the waist,
leaving her bejewelled chest exposed. Her face is cast with a serene expression
and the hair is covered by a cowl cascading down to the shoulders.
38º in. (97 cm.) high
£40,000-60,000 $61,000-91,000
€55,000-82,000
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