Description
A SILVERED ‘ROYAL EASE’ BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, EARLY QING DYNASTY
China, late 17th - early 18th century. The goddess is shown seated in royal ease on a craggy rock with a benevolent expression, holding a lotus flower, bejeweled with pearl necklaces, her hair tied together in a chignon hidden below a cowl, the forehead with a distinct urna.
Provenance: From the collection of Georg Weifert (1850-1937). Thence by descent in the same family. Weifert was a Serbo-Austrian industrialist and the first governor of the Federal Bank of the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.
Condition: Fine condition with a nicely grown patina and extensive wear. The base also with a good patina and minimal losses.
Weight: 294 g
Dimensions: Height 12.5 cm including base
Matching hardwood base from the period, carved in high relief with rocks amid crashing waves. (2)
鍍銀自在觀音銅像,清初
中國,十七世紀末至十八世紀初。觀音表情仁慈安詳,坐在岩石上,手持一朵蓮花,飾以珍珠項鍊,髮髻梳于法披,雙眼之間有慧眼。
來源:Georg Weifert (1850-1937)收藏,同一家族保存至今 。Weifert曾爲塞爾維亞中央銀行大班以及塞爾維亞、克羅地亞與斯洛文尼亞聯邦銀行大班。
品相:品相良好,自然包漿,大面積磨損。底座包漿,極少磨損。
重量:294 克
尺寸:含底座高12.5 厘米