A VERY RARE LARGE DOCUMENTARY STONE FIGURE OF GUANYIN

Лот 770
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Лот 770 | A VERY RARE LARGE DOCUMENTARY STONE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
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A VERY RARE LARGE DOCUMENTARY STONE FIGURE OF GUANYIN

MING DYNASTY, DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO THE 22ND YEAR OF CHENGHUA, CORRESPONDING TO 1486, AND OF THE PERIOD

The bodhisattva is shown seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, with the hands lowered in dhyanamudra. The figure wears an undergarment tied around the waist and a loose outer robe well carved with rhythmic folds and pleats open at the chest to reveal an elaborate beaded necklace. The sensitively carved face has a serene expression and down-cast eyes. The back of the figure is inscribed with a lengthy inscription.

35 1⁄2 in. (90.2 cm.) high







Provenance

Christie's Hong Kong, 29 September 1992, lot 899.





Literature

Fojiao Diaosu Mingpin Tulu (Images of Famous Buddhist Sculpture), Beijing, 1997, p. 480, no. 460.

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