Sale 12689
Paris
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21 - 22 June 2016
Price realised
EUR 43,500
Estimate
STATUE DE GUANYIN EN BOIS CHINE, DYNASTIE MING (1368-1644) He seats in vajrasana on a separately cast lotus base. He is wearing a monastic dress including a wide sleeved mantle. His face displays a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows and his hair is combed in a chignon. His backside is carved with a large closed cavity; small damages. 22 ¼ in. (56.5 cm.) high
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A WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYINCHINA, MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
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