A Chinese gilt bronze statue of Guanyin, Ming dynasty
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A Chinese gilt bronze statue of Guanyin
Ming dynasty
H: 24 1/2, W: 13 in. (H: 62.23, W: 33.02 cm.)
Weight: 18,300 g.
Provenance: Mrs. Neville, Las Vegas, Nevada. The piece was inherited from her aunt.
The figure of Guanyin sits comfortably, with the right leg up and bent and the right arm resting on top. The left leg is bent inwards, with the left arm resting on top. The elegantly-dressed Guanyin, clad in draping robes, has hair extending to the shoulders, a faint smile, and a solemn, dignified expression.
觀音呈遊戲坐,右腿抬起彎曲,右手臂腕輕置其上;左腿盤曲,左手倚撫在上。長髮披於兩肩,上着肩衣,腰繫飄帶,下着法裙,胸佩瓔珞。笑意含蓄,法相莊嚴。
故宮博物院館藏,編號新00021558 見圖1;蘇富比拍賣2019年09月紐約拍賣,編號308;2017年10月香港拍賣,編號3668。
Ming dynasty
H: 24 1/2, W: 13 in. (H: 62.23, W: 33.02 cm.)
Weight: 18,300 g.
Provenance: Mrs. Neville, Las Vegas, Nevada. The piece was inherited from her aunt.
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The figure of Guanyin sits comfortably, with the right leg up and bent and the right arm resting on top. The left leg is bent inwards, with the left arm resting on top. The elegantly-dressed Guanyin, clad in draping robes, has hair extending to the shoulders, a faint smile, and a solemn, dignified expression.
The Palace Museum, No.00021558 figure 1;
Sotheby's, New York, September 2019, Lot 308; Sotheby's, Hong Kong, October 2017, Lot 3667.觀音呈遊戲坐,右腿抬起彎曲,右手臂腕輕置其上;左腿盤曲,左手倚撫在上。長髮披於兩肩,上着肩衣,腰繫飄帶,下着法裙,胸佩瓔珞。笑意含蓄,法相莊嚴。
故宮博物院館藏,編號新00021558 見圖1;蘇富比拍賣2019年09月紐約拍賣,編號308;2017年10月香港拍賣,編號3668。
Condition
Repairs down the left-hand side and below the stomach of the robe, the back of the figure, and at the meeting point of the figure and pedestal base. Small hole on the right-hand side of the figure. Multiple points of the crown are missing. Bronze discoloration and oxidation commensurate with age.
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A Chinese gilt bronze statue of Guanyin, Ming dynasty
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