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EARLY MING DYNASTY, 14TH-15TH CENTURY
Details
A PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN
EARLY MING DYNASTY, 14TH-15TH CENTURY
The standing figure is carved wearing long robes draped over one shoulder and with elaborate headdress and jewellery. There are some traces of blue, red, green and white pigments remaining.
23 ½ in. (59.7 cm.) high, wood stand
EARLY MING DYNASTY, 14TH-15TH CENTURY
The standing figure is carved wearing long robes draped over one shoulder and with elaborate headdress and jewellery. There are some traces of blue, red, green and white pigments remaining.
23 ½ in. (59.7 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance
From a private Swiss collection, amassed between 1963-1980.
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