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A LARGE GILT-LACQUERED WOOD STATUE OF GUANYIN, MING DYNASTY
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2024年10月18日 开拍
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A LARGE GILT-LACQUERED WOOD STATUE OF GUANYIN, MING DYNASTY

Expert’s note: The back of the figure features a rectangular hollow, a characteristic commonly found in larger temple figures. These cavities were traditionally used to house sacred objects, such as Buddhist scriptures, relics, or other devotional items. The presence of such a hollow indicates the figure's likely use in religious practices, where these hidden treasures would imbue the statue with spiritual significance and serve as a tangible connection to the divine.

China, circa 16th-17th century. Finely carved, seated in dhyanasana on a throne covered by a blanket falling in elegant folds, her hands lowered in dhyana mudra. Wearing voluminous robes with finely detailed folds tied at the waist by a sash, opening at the chest to reveal an ornate necklace with pendent beads. Her serene face with downcast eyes, bow-shaped lips, and gently arched brows beneath her neatly incised hair falling in braids along the shoulders, secured by an ornate crown decorated with cloud scroll centered by a figure of Amitabha.

Provenance: From an old private collection in New York, United States.
Condition: Good condition with expected wear and natural imperfections including age cracks and minor signs of insect activity. Flaking to lacquer, small nicks, chips, losses. The lacquer consists of several layers from different periods and shows old wear, weathering and flaking. Overall displaying exceptionally well.

Weight: 36.9 kg
Dimensions: Height 124 cm

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related lacquered wood figure of a seated Guanyin, dated circa 15th-early 16th century, 86.4 cm high, exhibited by Ralph M. Chait Galleries, Spring Collection of Chinese Art, 10-21 March 2016, Asia Week New York.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s Paris, 12 June 2012, lot 292
Price: EUR 35,800 or approx. EUR 44,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large wood figure of Guanyin, early Ming dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the related modeling and manner of carving, albeit lacking the lacquer coating found on the present lot. Note also the different crown and lack of a pedestal, as well as the size (105 cm).

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