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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
A SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Details
A SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The bodhisattva stands on a double-lotus base with hips swayed, holding a water vessel in the left hand and a willow branch in the right, and backed by a separately cast aureole. He is clad in an ankle-length dhoti and adorned with jewelry and flowing sashes. The face is serene in expression, with downcast eyes, and the hair is tied in a chignon with locks cascading over the shoulders.
5 1⁄2 in. high, cloth box, padauk base
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The bodhisattva stands on a double-lotus base with hips swayed, holding a water vessel in the left hand and a willow branch in the right, and backed by a separately cast aureole. He is clad in an ankle-length dhoti and adorned with jewelry and flowing sashes. The face is serene in expression, with downcast eyes, and the hair is tied in a chignon with locks cascading over the shoulders.
5 1⁄2 in. high, cloth box, padauk base
Provenance
Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 25 October 1986.
Brought to you by
Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist