A Chinese Carved Wood Figure of Guanyin, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) A Chinese Carved Wood Figure of Guanyin, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
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Elegant and composed, she sits at ease in dhyanasana, with her right foot exposed, both hands in vitarka mudra, the...
Elegant and composed, she sits at ease in dhyanasana, with her right foot exposed, both hands in vitarka mudra, the characteristically round face with harmonised features, with heavy high-arching eyebrows surmounting heavy-lidded almond-shaped eyes, the full lips set in a gentle pout, the curved hairline carefully rendered, she wears a high foliate diadem centred with the carved seated figure of the Amitabha Buddha, draped in an elegant dhoti with two folds swinging out to the side, she wears a floral necklet and bracelets on both arms.
Provenance:In a private Hong Kong collection prior to 2006.
(G37)
Height 83 cm
Elegant and composed, she sits at ease in dhyanasana, with her right foot exposed, both hands in vitarka mudra, the characteristically round face with harmonised features, with heavy high-arching eyebrows surmounting heavy-lidded almond-shaped eyes, the full lips set in a gentle pout, the curved hairline carefully rendered, she wears a high foliate diadem centred with the carved seated figure of the Amitabha Buddha, draped in an elegant dhoti with two folds swinging out to the side, she wears a floral necklet and bracelets on both arms.
Provenance:In a private Hong Kong collection prior to 2006.
(G37)
Height 83 cm