Description:
A FINELY CAST BRONZE GUANYIN, MING
China, 1368-1644. The figure seated in padmasana, the right hand in vitarkamudra and the left once holding a cup, with a serene expression and downcast eyes. Her finely detailed hair is beneath an openwork crown centered with a seated figure of Amitabha Buddha.
Provenance: English private collection.
Condition: The cup lost. Fine natural patina with minor encrustations and remnants of lacquer gilding and cold painting. Minuscule nick to one finger. Unsealed. Old wear.
Weight: 695.2 grams
Dimensions: Height 15.3 cm
The robe is tied in a sash at the waist and open at the chest to reveal a tasseled necklace. The hems of the robe are intricately worked with decorative borders.
明代鑄銅觀音
中國,1368-1644。觀音結蓮花坐,右手施無畏印,左手 吃缽,雙目低垂。頭冠中央可見阿彌陀佛坐像。
來源:英國私人收藏
品相:小缽丟失,細膩的天然包漿,些微結殼,餘留金漆冷繪殘餘。一手指上有一微不足道的磕損,未封印,舊時磨損。
重量:695.2 克
尺寸:高 15.3 厘米