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A LIMESTONE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
11th/12th century
The goddess of mercy carved with a calm
expression, the hair arraigned in a high chignon
behind a jeweled tiara, the elongated earlobes
reaching to the shoulders covered with a
flowing robe, the softly formed torso draped
with strands of fine Buddhist jewelry and the
right arm resting on the upright left knee and
entwined with a sash held in the right hand,
the deity seated on a simple square pedestal
perched on a rocky cliff, with a monkey
crouching on the craggy rockery behind.
14 3/4in (37.7cm) high
$12,000 - 15,000
十一至十二世紀 石灰岩雕觀音坐像
Published
Kaikodo Journal, New York, Autumn 1997,
p. 257, no. 87
The entry in the Kaikodo Journal for this lot
notes that an extremely similar figure, also
illustrated, sharing style of carving, size,
material and subject matter, is in the collection
of the Yale Art Gallery, suggesting a common
origin and workshop.

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