Asian Art - 14th November 2017
Lot 13
A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN MING DYNASTY Seated in padmasana
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000
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Description
A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
MING DYNASTY
Seated in padmasana, wearing flowing robes, an elaborate necklace and a tall tiara, with her hair arranged in a high chignon, with a holy medicine jar in her left hand, the right hand in karanamudra. The figure rests on a large associated lotus stand with a small elephant to the front and two lotus-shaped candle holders to both sides, rising on a stem from a pond with stylised waves surrounded by an architectural fence, 61cm overall. (3)
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no.12.37.161 for a related earlier example. Two other gilded sculptures of comparable style with similar hand gestures and dated 16th-17th century are in the collection of the Chang Foundation, Taiwan.