Lot Essay
This figure represents Guanyin as the female version of Songzi, or Giver of Sons
LATER BRONZES
A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN AND A CHILD
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A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN AND A CHILD
16TH/17TH CENTURY
The goddess seated with a small child on her lap, holding its left hand in hers and a rosary in her right, wearing a robe falling open to expose a jeweled pectoral and a high cowl centered by Amitabha Buddha, some encrustation--17½in. (44.5cm.) high
16TH/17TH CENTURY
The goddess seated with a small child on her lap, holding its left hand in hers and a rosary in her right, wearing a robe falling open to expose a jeweled pectoral and a high cowl centered by Amitabha Buddha, some encrustation--17½in. (44.5cm.) high