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THE PROPERTY FROM AN ASIAN COLLECTOR
A SOAPSTONE STANDING FIGURE OF GUANYIN
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
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A SOAPSTONE STANDING FIGURE OF GUANYIN
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The figure is carved standing on a later base of swirling waves, holding a scroll in her right hand and rosary beads in the left. She wears long draping robes that are incised and gilt with patterns and inlaid with gems. There is a serene expression to the face, with the eyes downcast. The stone is of pale honey-brown colour with reddish inclusions.
8 1/2 in. (21.5 cm.) high, box
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The figure is carved standing on a later base of swirling waves, holding a scroll in her right hand and rosary beads in the left. She wears long draping robes that are incised and gilt with patterns and inlaid with gems. There is a serene expression to the face, with the eyes downcast. The stone is of pale honey-brown colour with reddish inclusions.
8 1/2 in. (21.5 cm.) high, box
Provenance
Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 1988
Literature
Sydney L. Moss Ltd., Between Heaven and Earth. Secular and Divine Figural Images in Chinese Paintings and Objects, London, 1988, pl. 60
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