Two Buddhist paintings depicting Guanyin and a Luohan with bird

Estimated Value:

2.000 € - 3.000 €

Result:

incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

China, 18th/19th c.
62,5 x 39 cm (67 x 42 cm R.)
Ink, pigments, opaque white, and gold leaf on silk. Each framed behind glass. Guanyin is depicted as an elegant lady in rich robes with colored ribbons and a voluminous white cloak pulled over her coiffure. She is walking beneath bamboo, holding a basket with a fish on bamboo leaves in her right hand. The other painting shows a Buddhist saint (Chinese: luohan) standing and admiring with delight the small white bird sitting on his left hand. He is dressed in loose robes and trousers made of colored silk, with a brown outer garment decorated with golden flowers.
Old South German private collection, collected before 1990
The paintings are finely worked in bright colours and rich in detail in the style of the Ming painter, Ding Yunpeng (1368-1644) - a devout Buddhist - who was known for his depictions of Buddhist figures - Traces of age, minimally wear, wooden frame with metal mount

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