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A Chinese gilt bronze figure of Guanyin
16/17th Century
seated in vajrasana, with right hand raised holding a ceremonial implement, the left lowered holding a cup, wearing a detailed necklace looped with beaded pendant chains and layered robes with foliate borders falling around the body in crisp folds fanning out atop a curved mat bordered with a band of scrolling leaves, the face with downcast eyes, the hair dressed in long knotted tresses and pulled up into a stiff looped topknot behind an ornate openwork crown -- 14 5/8in. (37.2cm.) high, (minor old repairs).
See Illustration.
16/17th Century
seated in vajrasana, with right hand raised holding a ceremonial implement, the left lowered holding a cup, wearing a detailed necklace looped with beaded pendant chains and layered robes with foliate borders falling around the body in crisp folds fanning out atop a curved mat bordered with a band of scrolling leaves, the face with downcast eyes, the hair dressed in long knotted tresses and pulled up into a stiff looped topknot behind an ornate openwork crown -- 14 5/8in. (37.2cm.) high, (minor old repairs).
See Illustration.
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