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LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
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**AN IVORY CARVING OF GUANYIN
LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
Now possibly adapted as a wristrest, the bodhisattva shown seated with her arms resting on an L-shaped rockwork support, wearing full robes hung with beaded chains, and a cowl that falls behind her shoulders and frames her delicately carved face, the back concave and plain, with a small hole in the base, traces of dark red pigment
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high, wood base, box
LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
Now possibly adapted as a wristrest, the bodhisattva shown seated with her arms resting on an L-shaped rockwork support, wearing full robes hung with beaded chains, and a cowl that falls behind her shoulders and frames her delicately carved face, the back concave and plain, with a small hole in the base, traces of dark red pigment
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high, wood base, box
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