Sale 12175
New York
|
16 September 2016
Price realised
USD 106,250
Estimate
A DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN 17TH CENTURY OR LATER The bodhisattva is shown holding a lotus stem while seated in a relaxed pose on a rock throne, and her hair is worn in plaits that fall onto her shoulders. The double-gourd-shaped mark of Zhang Shoushan is impressed on the back. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Nagatani, Chicago, 1965.
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