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CHINA, SONG-YUAN DYNASTY (AD 960-1368)
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A POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA
CHINA, SONG-YUAN DYNASTY (AD 960-1368)
The figure shown seated in rajalilasana on a rocky outcrop, and dressed in heavy robes with voluminous folds, the face with heavy-lidded eyes, and the hair pulled into a topknot and secured with a tall crown centered by a diminutive image of Amitabha, all raised on an associated waisted square plinth with scrolled feet
22 ½ in. (57.2 cm.) high
CHINA, SONG-YUAN DYNASTY (AD 960-1368)
The figure shown seated in rajalilasana on a rocky outcrop, and dressed in heavy robes with voluminous folds, the face with heavy-lidded eyes, and the hair pulled into a topknot and secured with a tall crown centered by a diminutive image of Amitabha, all raised on an associated waisted square plinth with scrolled feet
22 ½ in. (57.2 cm.) high
Provenance
By repute Alan Priest (1898-1969), New York.
Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1968.
Christian Humann (d. 1981), Pan Asian Collection, New York.
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in 1982.
Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1968.
Christian Humann (d. 1981), Pan Asian Collection, New York.
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in 1982.
Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1968.
Christian Humann (d. 1981), Pan Asian Collection, New York.
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in 1982.
Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1968.
Christian Humann (d. 1981), Pan Asian Collection, New York.
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in 1982.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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