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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. RALPH C. MARCOVE, NEW YORK
A GILT AND POLYCHROMED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN
YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)
Details
A GILT AND POLYCHROMED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN
YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)
The bodhisattva sits in dhyanasana on a lotus base with the right hand raised in vitarkamudra and the left resting on his knee. He is clad in long, flowing robes, and his benevolent face is surmounted by a tall diadem centered by a diminutive image of Amitabha.
13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm.) high
YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)
The bodhisattva sits in dhyanasana on a lotus base with the right hand raised in vitarkamudra and the left resting on his knee. He is clad in long, flowing robes, and his benevolent face is surmounted by a tall diadem centered by a diminutive image of Amitabha.
13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's New York, 3 December 1992, lot 171.
Dr. Ralph C. Marcove (1929-2001) Collection, New York.
Dr. Ralph C. Marcove (1929-2001) Collection, New York.
Brought to you by
Michael Bass