Lot Essay
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PROPERTY FROM THE CADLE FAMILY COLLECTION
A GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYIN WITH ACOLYTES
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
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A GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYIN WITH ACOLYTES
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara is shown seated in dhyanasana on a separately cast lotus plinth flanked by two separately cast acolytes, and wears a crown centered by the Amitaba Buddha and loose robes tied around the waist and open at the chest. The hair is divided into two long tresses that fall gracefully over the shoulders.
13 7/8 in. (35.7 cm.) high
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara is shown seated in dhyanasana on a separately cast lotus plinth flanked by two separately cast acolytes, and wears a crown centered by the Amitaba Buddha and loose robes tied around the waist and open at the chest. The hair is divided into two long tresses that fall gracefully over the shoulders.
13 7/8 in. (35.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in China prior to 1940, and thence by descent to the present owner.