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A RARE AND LARGE PARCEL-GILT FIGURE OF THE WILLOW LEAF GUANYIN, MING DYNASTY
奥地利
2025年10月16日 开拍
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China, 16th century. Well cast seated in dhyanasana atop a separately cast circular lotus throne composed of five rows of neatly incised petals, raised on a columnar support emerging from crashing waves on a hexagonal balustraded base.The deity holds a willow stem in the raised right hand and a cup in the lowered left hand, wearing loose-fitting robes with richly incised floral hems, tied at the waist and opening at the chest adorned with minutely beaded floral jewelry.The face with a serene expression, marked by downcast eyes and pursed lips forming a gentle smile. The neatly incised hair falling elegantly in tresses over the shoulders and pulled up into a high chignon behind the openworked foliate crown centered by a diminutive image of the Amitabha Buddha. (2)Provenance: From an old private collection in Antwerp, Belgium, acquired before 1985, and thence by descent.Condition: Good condition with expected wear, casting irregularities, light warping to base, light rubbing and minor losses to gilt, remnants of pigment, scattered minute nicks, small surface scratches, minor encrustations. The base with remnants of gilt.Weight: 16.9 kgDimensions: Height 64 cmAccording to the Lotus Sutra, Avalokiteshvara can take any form necessary to save sentient beings. Thirty-three manifestations of Avalokiteshvara are mentioned and are known to have been very popular in Chinese Buddhism as early as the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The present lot depicts the bodhisattva in a manifestation known as Bhaisajyaraja Avalokiteshvara, or the 'Willow Leaf' Guanyin in Chinese. In this form, the bodhisattva holds a vial or bowl of elixir in the left and a stalk of willow leaves in the right. The willow has evil dispelling properties and is used to sprinkle the elixir over devotees, which is believed to cure all physical and spiritual illnesses. This iconographic form was popular among devotees wishing for good health.Buddhist gilt-bronze figures were produced almost from the beginning when Buddhism was embraced by various courts of China's division after the Han dynasty. Until the Tang dynasty, however, they remained very small. One of the earliest developments away from small votive images took place in the Khitan Liao dynasty, when statues not only became bigger but also developed stylistically towards a more sculptural aesthetic. During the early Ming period the court took complete control of their production, and a distinct classic style was devised that would determine the design of all future Buddhist gilt-bronze images, including the present lot.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 April 2011, lot 3055Price: HKD 644,000 or approx. EUR 103,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A parcel-gilt bronze figure of a seated Guanyin, Ming dynasty, 16th centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, manner of casting, parcel-gilding, and subject, with similar expression, features, robe, crown, and wear to the gilt. Note the smaller size (59 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's Paris, 22 June 2016, lot 411Price: EUR 55,500 or approx. EUR 67,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A gilt-and-red lacquered gilt bronze figure of Guanyin, China, Ming dynasty, 17th centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of casting, with similar pose, robes, jewelry, hexagonal fence. Note the smaller size (58 cm) and the lacquer gilding.

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