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19TH-20TH CENTURY
Details
TWO WOOD CARVINGS OF GUANYIN
19TH-20TH CENTURY
The lacquered bamboo figure of Guanyin is carved seated with one knee raised, dressed in long robes and her hair tied upon her head in a knot. The softwood figure of Guanyin is carved standing holding a scroll in one hand and a bamboo stem in the other.
The largest, 8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
19TH-20TH CENTURY
The lacquered bamboo figure of Guanyin is carved seated with one knee raised, dressed in long robes and her hair tied upon her head in a knot. The softwood figure of Guanyin is carved standing holding a scroll in one hand and a bamboo stem in the other.
The largest, 8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Property from a Private Asian Collection, predominantly assembled in the 1980s and 1990s.
Special notice
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