A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SEATED GUANYIN. China, late Ming dynasty, height 40 cm. With dark patina and few traces of gilding. Later wood stand.
--------------- SITZENDE GUANYIN. China, sp?te Ming-Dynastie, H 40 cm. Bronze mit dunkler Patina und wenig Resten von Vergoldung. Der Bodhisattva der Barmherzigkeit tr?gt eine Krone der fünf Tathagatas. In den H?nden h?lt er eine Schale und einen Stengel. Gravierte S?ume schmücken das Gewand, das über beide Schultern f?llt, die Brust aber frei l?sst. Moderner Holzsockel.
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