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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(G39) An elegant depiction of the bodhisattva, she sits at ease in dhyanasana, with her right foot exposed, both hands...

(G39)

An elegant depiction of the bodhisattva, she sits at ease in dhyanasana, with her right foot exposed, both hands in vitarka, 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 figure of the Amitabha Buddha seated in dhyanasana, 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.

Height 85cm

(G39)

An elegant depiction of the bodhisattva, she sits at ease in dhyanasana, with her right foot exposed, both hands in vitarka, 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 figure of the Amitabha Buddha seated in dhyanasana, 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.

Height 85cm