A bronze figure of Guanyin. Ming dynasty - image-1

Lot 163 Dα

A bronze figure of Guanyin. Ming dynasty

Auction 1034 - overview Cologne
13.06.2014, 11:00 - India/South East Asia, Tibet/Nepal, Chinese Sculptures
Estimate: 1.500 €
Result: 1.830 € (incl. premium)

A bronze figure of Guanyin. Ming dynasty

A bronze figure of Guanyin seated in meditation on a double lotus, both hands held in dhyana mudra above the feet, at the shoulders a vase and a parrot, supported by a plant rising from Guanyin's palms, a long shawl reaches down from the shoulder to the base of the lotus. A black lacquer patina with some gilding, the lotus lacquered red. Ming dynasty.
Height 28.8 cm

Provenance

Important private collection, Munich