Asian Art II - 24th November 2021
Lot 2236
A CHINESE LACQUERED AND GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £3500
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Description
A CHINESE LACQUERED AND GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
LATE MING DYNASTY
Seated in lalitasana, wearing an elaborate crown incorporating the Buddha Amitabha and robes with beaded jewellery, his right foot rests on a small lotus, both hands rest on his knees and lotus flowers rise up to his left shoulder, 2.6kg, 27.4cm.
Provenance: Joseph Gordon, Randolph Crescent, Edinburgh, d.1969, and thence by descent.