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PROPERTY OF A CALIFORNIA PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
Details
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The bodhisattva is shown seated in dhyanasana with the right hand holding the end of a willow stem and the left hand holding a cup, and wearing flowing robes open at the chest to reveal elaborate jewelry. The cuffs and borders of the robes are incised with floral borders, and the hair is dressed in knotted plaits and a topknot behind the elaborate crown centered by the figure of Amitabha Buddha.
13 ¼ in. (33.7cm) high
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The bodhisattva is shown seated in dhyanasana with the right hand holding the end of a willow stem and the left hand holding a cup, and wearing flowing robes open at the chest to reveal elaborate jewelry. The cuffs and borders of the robes are incised with floral borders, and the hair is dressed in knotted plaits and a topknot behind the elaborate crown centered by the figure of Amitabha Buddha.
13 ¼ in. (33.7cm) high
Provenance
Acquired in southern California in the early 1970s, and thence by descent within the family.