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A FINE CHINESE AMBER CARVING OF GUANYIN

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A FINE CHINESE AMBER CARVING OF GUANYIN
A FINE CHINESE AMBER CARVING OF GUANYIN
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TITLE: A FINE CHINESE AMBER CARVING OF GUANYIN 

 

DATE: PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY

 

MEDIUM: Amber *PLEASE SEE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN CONDITION REPORT

 

GENRE: Chinese classical arts 

 

SUBJECT: Guanyin

 

DESCRIPTION: A fine and well-articulated example of an amber carved Guanyin. Elegant scroll work decorated through the robes highlighted by a delicate facial features and slender lines and articulations. 

 

DIMENSIONS: 11 centimeters in height; 9 centimeters wide at base.

 

PROVENANCE: Acquired through an antique dealer in New York, NY in the 1950's, (by repute).

 

RELATED EXAMPLES: Christie's sale 3216/lot 1948-A carved amber figure of Guanyin.

 

ADDITIONAL NOTES: Often more common in soapstone or bronze, these amber carved examples are quite rare and not often seen on the market. For soapstone carving examples please see: Christie's sale 5461/lot 135-A Chinese Soapstone Carving of Guanyin 17th/18th Century. We attribute this 18th/19th century classification based on facial decoration and subtly more common in later 18th century/19th century depictions of Guanyin. Finer examples of Guanyin do appear in earlier examples, however based on our research this example is more in line with the later depictions. 

 

KEYWORDS:

ANTIQUE AMBER

BUDDHIST SCULPTURE

QING DYNASTY 

QIANLONG PERIOD

JIAQING PERIOD

Condition
Various age related wear with debris inside figure consistent with natural amber formation. Some corrosion in center of figure. Possibly some chips at feet and age related cracking underside. *NOTE REGARDING CLASSIFICATION OF AMBER: We have conducted various tests to determine this piece as amber including acetone tests, all of which did not appear to denote this material as copal resin or other synthetic materials. That being said, short of additional scientific and gemological tests there still exists a remote possibility that this piece is not of Amber.
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A FINE CHINESE AMBER CARVING OF GUANYIN

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