ID 718577
Lot 747 | A SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
Estimate value
$ 8 000 – 12 000
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The bodhisattva stands on a double-lotus base with hips swayed, holding a water vessel in the left hand and a willow branch in the right, and backed by a separately cast aureole. He is clad in an ankle-length dhoti and adorned with jewelry and flowing sashes. The face is serene in expression, with downcast eyes, and the hair is tied in a chignon with locks cascading over the shoulders.
5 1⁄2 in. high, cloth box, padauk base
Provenance
Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 25 October 1986.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze, Gilding |
| Historical era: | Tang dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Statuettes |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze, Gilding |
| Historical era: | Tang dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Statuettes |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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