Lot Essay
A similar style Guanyin, seated, sold in our Rooms in Hong Kong, March 1992, lot 989
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN standing with a serene expression on a four-legged plinth with her hands crossed in front of her, her hair piled up under a cowl and wearing long loose robes open at the front to reveal a necklace worn over her undergarment, the robe's floral borders and the cloud-scroll decoration on her cowl and skirt inlaid in silver wire, Shisou two-character mark on reverse, 17th/18th Century
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A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN standing with a serene expression on a four-legged plinth with her hands crossed in front of her, her hair piled up under a cowl and wearing long loose robes open at the front to reveal a necklace worn over her undergarment, the robe's floral borders and the cloud-scroll decoration on her cowl and skirt inlaid in silver wire, Shisou two-character mark on reverse, 17th/18th Century
43cm. high
43cm. high