A FINE AND RARE DOCUMENTED LACQUERED-WOOD FIGURE OF AVALOKITESVARA

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A FINE AND RARE DOCUMENTED LACQUERED-WOOD FIGURE OF AVALOKITESVARA
DATED 10TH YEAR OF CHENGHUA, CORRESPONDING TO 1475 A.D.

The figure is finely modelled seated on a pierced rockwork plinth in vajrasana with the hands held in dhyana mudra, the hair swept into a topknot behind an elaborate diadem accommodating a seated Amitabha above the serene face, inset with a pearl urna between the eyes downcast giving an impression of tranquil contemplation, adorned in a voluminous outer robe fastened by a clasp at the mid-riff, revealing a complex network of jewellery chains across the bare chest, the main garment material exquisitely detailed with a series of waves pattern, the edges beaded and carved in relief with lotus blooms, areas highlighted with gilding, the reverse side inscribed with the date and names of three donors, minor age cracks
29 1/2 in. (75 cm.) high

拍品專文

The reverse carved on the pierced rockwork with a short inscription: Chenghua shinian eryue jiri, xinshi, Huang Zhuliu, Jiang Fusi, Deng Shanwu, Gongshe Foxiang. This may be translated as: On the tenth year of Chenghua, the second month of an auspicious day, devotees: Huang Zhuliu, Jiang Fusi and Deng Shanwu donated this Buddhist image.

(US$20,000-25,000)