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A CHINESE CARVED WOODEN FIGURE OF GUANYIN, MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
enhanced with coloured pigment to the front and back, wearing a floriate headdress bearing the prominent carved figure of Amitabha, her hair tied back into a coiled chignon, in a dancerly cross-legged pose of 'Maitreya', her right hand in 'karana' mudra, resting on a wooden plinth, 101cm
Provenance: Purchased Hong Kong in 2010;
Ex Private Collection Hong Kong prior to 2010
Sold for $2,200
Lot 193
enhanced with coloured pigment to the front and back, wearing a floriate headdress bearing the prominent carved figure of Amitabha, her hair tied back into a coiled chignon, in a dancerly cross-legged pose of 'Maitreya', her right hand in 'karana' mudra, resting on a wooden plinth, 101cm
Provenance: Purchased Hong Kong in 2010;
Ex Private Collection Hong Kong prior to 2010
Estimate $2,600 - $3,600
Asian Art, Classic Furniture & Objects
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8080
12:00pm - 25 October 2015
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
21 October 9am-8pm
22-23 October 10am-4pm
24 October 10am-5pm
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au
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