A WOOD FIGURE OF SEATED GUANYIN

Lot 766
25.03.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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$ 18 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 718724
Lot 766 | A WOOD FIGURE OF SEATED GUANYIN
Estimate value
$ 18 000 – 25 000
A WOOD FIGURE OF SEATED GUANYIN

JIN-YUAN DYNASTY (1115-1368)

The figure is shown seated in padmasana with the right hand raised in vitarkamudra and the left hand resting in varada mudra, wearing loose, voluminous robes. The face has a serene expression, and the hair is arranged in a tall chignon secured with a headdress decorated with a small seated figure.

21 3⁄4 in. (55.2 cm.) high







Provenance

Acquired in New York in the 1990s.
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