A PALE GREENISH-GREY AND BROWN JADE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
A RARE PALE GREENISH-GREY AND BROWN JADE FIGURE OF GUANYIN

MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY

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A RARE PALE GREENISH-GREY AND BROWN JADE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
The bodhisattva Avalokitesvara is shown seated in a casual manner on pierced rockwork with left hand resting on the left knee below a bird perched on the rocks behind her left shoulder. She is wearing a necklace, loosely draped robes and a cowl that is draped over the hair which is pulled up and centered by a figure of Amitabha Buddha.
5½ in. (14 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance
Lizzadro Collection, Chicago, Illinois, acquired prior to 1960.

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