Elegant Guanyin sculpture in lacquered wood
CHINA - Song dynasty (12th century)
Estimate : 1 400 - 1 800 €
Sold 10 000 €
Elegant sculpture of Guanyin in lacquered wood with traces of polychromy. Depicted seated in padmasana, hands in vitarakamudra, wearing a dhoti. Serene face, forehead incised to accommodate the missing urna. Hair in an elaborate bun, held in place by a tiara adorned with Buddhas.
Height: 34.5 cm
Width: 18 cm
Depth: 14.5 cm
Accidents, missing hands.
Provenance: given by the painter Jacques Nam (1881-1974) to his doctor in the 1960s.
Elegant Guanyin sculpture in lacquered wood - CHINA - Song dynasty (12th century)
Elegant Guanyin sculpture in lacquered wood - CHINA - Song dynasty (12th century)
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