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PROPERTY FROM A DUTCH PRIVATE COLLECTION
STATUETTE DE GUANYIN EN BRONZE LAQUE OR
CHINE, DYNASTIE MING, XVIEME SIECLE
Details
STATUETTE DE GUANYIN EN BRONZE LAQUE OR
CHINE, DYNASTIE MING, XVIEME SIECLE
Guanyin is seated in vajrasana on a plinth with both hands showing the varadamudra. The deity is wearing monastic robes including a wide-sleeved mantle and jewellery. The face displays a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows. The hair is coiffed in a chignon and is secured with a tiara which is decorated with a small figure of Amitabha.
9 in. (23 cm.) high
CHINE, DYNASTIE MING, XVIEME SIECLE
Guanyin is seated in vajrasana on a plinth with both hands showing the varadamudra. The deity is wearing monastic robes including a wide-sleeved mantle and jewellery. The face displays a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows. The hair is coiffed in a chignon and is secured with a tiara which is decorated with a small figure of Amitabha.
9 in. (23 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner at Asian Art Gallery Sophia, Zurich, 25 September 2003.
Further details
A GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
CHINA, MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
CHINA, MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY