AN IVORY FIGURE OF GUANYIN AND A CHILD
Lot 2036

AN IVORY FIGURE OF GUANYIN AND A CHILD

Closed31 May 2010

Price Realised

HKD 312,500

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AN IVORY FIGURE OF GUANYIN AND A CHILD
LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Shown seated with her left leg raised, wearing long flowing robes and a celestial scarf that billows behind her head, she cradles a small boy in her arms and holds prayer beads in her right hand
7 3/4 in. (19.2 cm.) high

Specialist note

A similarly modelled Ming dynasty ivory carving of Guanyin and a child from the Robert H. Blumenfield Collection, sold at Christie's New York, 25 March 2010, lot 852.