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Lot 233

A BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN

Estimated Value:

800 € - 1.200 €

Result:

1.036 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

Korea, ca. 17th c.
H. 19 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a raised plinth with her right hand showing the vitarkamudra while the left is resting on her lap supporting a cup, wearing various garments including an underskirt and a wide-sleeved mantle, her face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, elongated earlobes with earrings, her blue coloured hair combed in a small chignon, two long tresses falling down her shoulders and secured with an elaborate tiara, traces of gilding and red-lacquer.
South German private collection, collected before 2007 - Wear, partially filled losses