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明 A LARGE INSCRIBED ZHANGZHOU CRACKLE-GLAZED
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大 萬 FIGURE OF GUANYIN
明 曆 MING DYNASTY, WANLI PERIOD, DATED 1615
萬

曆 漳 the deity modelled seated with one leg raised supporting the right hand holding a scroll,
乙 州 the left arm lowered by the side resting on a lotus bud, clad in a long robe falling into
卯 窰 voluminous folds and opening at the chest to reveal an elaborate beaded necklace, the serene
face with downcast eyes and a gentle smile, framed by long hair neatly combed backwards
年 米 and falling into two curled tassels on the shoulders, all supported on a base of swirling
《 clouds, the flat base incised with a dated inscription of dedication corresponding to 1615
款 白 46.5 cm, 18¼ in.
釉

觀 HK$ 450,000-550,000
音 US$ 57,500-70,500
菩

薩
坐
像 The inscription can be translated as: 刻文：

Kaiyuan Temple. Yimao year of the Wanli period of 開元寺。大明萬曆乙卯年，漳州府同安縣東門外東溪鄉。信士
the Great Ming (1615). Dongxi Village outside of the 林石氏百叩。
Eastern gate, Tong’an County, Zhangzhou Prefecture.
Devotee Lam Shishi. 此觀音像碩大莊嚴，且有銘文紀年，尤為出眾。印度海德拉
巴薩拉姜博物館（Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad）藏一觀音菩
The present figure is outstanding for its size and dated
薩半迦坐像，左手也撫蓮花蕾，較此像略高（49公分），底
inscription. A slightly larger Zhangzhou example (49
cm), also dated to 1615, in the collection of Salar Jung 有銘文，指乃漳州信士敬製，同樣紀年乙卯（1615年），圖見
Museum in India is similarly modelled with the deity’s 《Treasures: Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad》，新德里，2014年，
right leg raised and her left hand touching a lotus bud; 頁44-45。中國國家博物館所藏漳州窰釋迦牟尼坐像，同樣紀
see Treasures: Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad, New Delhi, 年萬曆四十三年（1615年），也是漳州人為供奉開元寺所造。
2014, pp. 44-45.

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