Lot 1043
1043
A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED GUANYIN
A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED GUANYIN

18TH-19TH CENTURY

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A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED GUANYIN
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The figure is shown seated on the hem of her long robe whilst the right hand holds a scroll and the left hand rests on the raised left knee. The robe is inlaid in silver with clouds and with the two-character mark Shi Sou on the back, and the base is incised with the four-character seal script date yuan he er nian.
7 ¼ in. (18.5 cm.) high

Lot Essay

The date on the base could refer to the second year of the Xianzong period of the Tang dynasty, corresponding to AD 807, or it could also be interpreted as the Genna era of the Edo period in Japan, corresponding to 1615-1624.

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