Fine Chinese Works of Art, Paintings & Calligraphy - 22nd May 2018

Lot 50

A LARGE CHINESE POLYCHROME DECORATED AND LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN 17TH CENTURY Wearing...

Estimate £5,000 - £8,000 | Hammer £80000

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Description

A LARGE CHINESE POLYCHROME DECORATED AND LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN 17TH CENTURY Wearing long robes and a tall tiara, her face framed by elongated earlobes, her right hand resting on her knee, her left holding a small box, seated in lalitasana on the back of a recumbent lion dog with a fierce expression, a paper label for John Sparks, 59.5cm. Provenance: a Scottish private collection, Edinburgh.