A VERY RARE LARGE GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYIN

Lot 2888
30.05.2022 11:30UTC +08:00
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HKD 2 800 000
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Event locationHong Kong, Hong Kong
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ID 763463
Lot 2888 | A VERY RARE LARGE GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYIN
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HKD 2 800 000 – 3 500 000
A VERY RARE LARGE GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYINYUAN-EARLY MING DYNASTY, 14TH CENTURYThe deity is modelled seated in the posture of royal ease, with its hand grasping a seperately cast bronze lotus spray. The round face with eyes downcast and framed with pendulous ears, the hair swept- up in a topknot underneath the cowl, wearing a loosely fitted robe gathered below the bare chest adorned with fine jewellery chains radiating from a central medallion depicting a fierce dragon.Figure: 29 in. (73.5 cm.) high;33 3⁄8 in. (84.7 cm.) high overall with lacquered wood stand Provenance A Taiwanese private collection, acquired in Hong Kong circa 1980s (by repute)
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