KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The figure is modelled seated in rajalilasana on a rocky base, dressed in voluminous robes characterised by heavy folds that cover the hands, while open at the chest to reveal a bejewelled necklace. The face has a benevolent expression and serene smile rendered with the urna of wisdom and with pendulous earlobes. Her hair is arranged beneath a cowl that is similarly decorated as the hem of the robes with delicate floral scrolls.
8 1/4 in. (21 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired in San Francisco in 1990s

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Lot Essay

The goddess Guanyin, also known as the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, was one of the most popular figures around the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, a period in which the sculptural style of images of Guanyin was expanded. Elements such as the draperies on the robe swept gracefully to one side on the base, can be connected to styles popular with late-Ming and early-Qing paintings depicting buddhist figures.

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