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MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
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A POLYCHROME-PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The bodhisattva is seated in royal ease, rajalilasana, on rocks, wearing long robes with beaded jewellery and a high crown set with a figure of Amitayus. The figure is covered with traces of red, blue, green and gilt pigments.
11 ¾ in. (30 cm.) high
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The bodhisattva is seated in royal ease, rajalilasana, on rocks, wearing long robes with beaded jewellery and a high crown set with a figure of Amitayus. The figure is covered with traces of red, blue, green and gilt pigments.
11 ¾ in. (30 cm.) high
Provenance
Property from a Private Swiss Collection, amassed between 1963 and 1980.
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