A BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN

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2.500 € - 3.500 €

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Description:

China, late Ming dynasty
H. 21,5 cm
Seated astride her caparisoned lion reclining on a lotus base, her hands in vitarkamudra, wearing various garments including an underskirt and a wide-sleeved mantle covering both shoulders, bejewelled, her face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, her hairdo combed in a small chignon, a pair of tresses falling down her shoulders and secured with an elaborate crown cast to its front with a minute figure of Buddha Amitabha, traces of gilt-lacquer.
From a private collection in North Rhine-Westphalia, acquired before 2007 - Slightly damaged, wear

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