Lot n° 78
Estimation :
6000 - 8000
EUR
Guanyin - Lot 78
Guanyin
China, circa 16th - 17th century
Wood with remains of polychromy and gilding.
H. 74 cm
Beautiful representation of the Bodhisattva Guanyin/
Avalokiteshvara seated in vajraparyanka at the heart
of a blossoming lotus supported by a pedestal. His
raised right hand makes the gesture of argumentation
or explanation of Buddhist doctrine,
vitarka mudra. A cavity intended to house a consecration
consecration is present on the back, and an inscription
engraved on the back of the pedestal is still partially
still partially visible under the pigments.
Provenance :
- French private collection.
Exhibitions:
- Demons and Wonders,
traditional arts of China and Tibet
Abbaye de Saint-Riquier (80) 1995
- 2000 years of Chinese art". Musée de Saint-
Antoine l'Abbaye, Isère 2000.
Reproduced in catalog.
- A la vie, à la mort. Objects and rites of protection
in ancient China".
Museum of the History of Medicine.
Paris 2014/2015
6 000 / 8 000 €
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