Lot 899
899
A GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYIN
A GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYIN
A GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYIN
A GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYIN
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A GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYIN

MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY

Details
A GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYIN
MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
7 1⁄8 in. (18.1 cm.) high, cloth box
Provenance
An important Asian collection, acquired before 1993.
Literature
Chang Foundation, Buddhist Images in Gilt Metal, Taipei, 1993, pp. 148-9, pl. 67.

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Lot Essay

Shown seated in rajalilasana and wearing simple robes, the figure holds a small cintamani jewel in the lowered right hand and a Buddhist text in the left hand. Avalalokitesvara, also known in China as Guanyin, short for Guanshiyin, meaning ‘The one who perceives the sounds of the world’. The name refers to the compassionate bodhisattva’s ability to hear the cries of all mankind, and to strive endlessly to help those who offer prayers.

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