Lot Essay
A larger (58.8 cm. high), similarly decorated Guanyin holding a scroll was sold at Christie's London, 8 November 2016, lot 114.
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MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
Details
A FINELY CAST GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
Guanyin is cast seated in padmasana, and holds a willow stem in the raised right hand and a cup in the left hand. The bodhisattva is decorated with ornate jewellery and wears layered robes with crisply chased floral borders on a stamped ground. The crown has five openwork points and is centred by a seated figure of Amitabha Buddha.
18 ½ in. (47 cm.) high
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
Guanyin is cast seated in padmasana, and holds a willow stem in the raised right hand and a cup in the left hand. The bodhisattva is decorated with ornate jewellery and wears layered robes with crisply chased floral borders on a stamped ground. The crown has five openwork points and is centred by a seated figure of Amitabha Buddha.
18 ½ in. (47 cm.) high
Provenance
Property of a European Gentleman.
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