Olivia Xu
Associate Specialist
Lot 57
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN AND A STAND 17th century
16 May 2024, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £63,900 inc. premium
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Edward Luper
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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN AND A STAND
17th century
The Bodhisattva seated in padmasana, holding a stem in the raised right hand and a cup in the left, the broad face with a serene expression, beneath a sweeping veil covering an image of the Buddha, the pendulous ear lobes adorned with earrings, the flowing robes with incised lotus hems open at the chest with beaded jewellery, and falling in elaborate folds about the body. 29cm (11 1/2in) high; together with an associated gilt-bronze lotus stand, 17.5cm (6 7/8in) wide. (2).
The Bodhisattva seated in padmasana, holding a stem in the raised right hand and a cup in the left, the broad face with a serene expression, beneath a sweeping veil covering an image of the Buddha, the pendulous ear lobes adorned with earrings, the flowing robes with incised lotus hems open at the chest with beaded jewellery, and falling in elaborate folds about the body. 29cm (11 1/2in) high; together with an associated gilt-bronze lotus stand, 17.5cm (6 7/8in) wide. (2).
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十七世紀 銅鎏金觀音菩薩像配座
Compare with a similar gilt-bronze figure of Guanyin, Ming dynasty, illustrated in Gems of Beijing Cultural Relics Series: Buddhist Statues I 北京文物精粹大系：佛造像卷（上）, Beijing, 2001, p.79, pl.39. See a related gilt-bronze figure of Guanyin, Ming dynasty, which was sold at Christie's New York, 22 March 2019, lot 1779.
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