A very large bronze figure of Sho Kannon. Meiji period - image-1
A very large bronze figure of Sho Kannon. Meiji period - image-2
A very large bronze figure of Sho Kannon. Meiji period - image-1A very large bronze figure of Sho Kannon. Meiji period - image-2

Lot 331 Dα

A very large bronze figure of Sho Kannon. Meiji period

Auction 1213 - overview Cologne
09.12.2022, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 4.000 € - 6.000 €
Result: 25.200 € (incl. premium)

A very large bronze figure of Sho Kannon. Meiji period

Standing on a double lotus above an octagonal pedestal, holding a lotus bud and leaf in the left hand, the right hand hangs down in varadamudra, the shawl covers the shoulders and crosses the chest to form long loops at the lower part of the body, a diadem displaying the figure of Shakyamuni is attached in front of the chignon, a halo is inserted into the back.
Height 188.5 cm

Provenance

Property of Eugen Diesel (1889-1970) and thence by decent