Lot 27
27
A LARGE POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN
PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
A LARGE POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN

MING DYNASTY, 15TH-17TH CENTURY

Details
A LARGE POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN
MING DYNASTY, 15TH-17TH CENTURY
The figure is elegantly depicted seated in rajalilisana, wearing long flowing robes, a bejewelled necklace and an elaborate headdress. The face bears a serene expression with downcast eyes.
36 in. (91.5 cm.) high
Provenance
From a private European collection, acquired in Turin, Italy, in 2005.

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Lot Essay

The dating for this lot is consistent with Radiocarbon Dating Measurement Report no. RCD-8551, GrA-65579.

Compare the present lot to a polychrome wood figure of Guanyin depicted in the same pose but dated to the earlier Jin period, ca. 1200, in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, illustrated by Rose Kerr in Chinese Art and Design, London, 1991, pl. 36.

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