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A RARE SILK AND METAL-WRAPPED THREAD EMBROIDERED PANEL OF GUANYIN AND ATTENDANTS
Early Qing dynastyEmbroidered in satin stitch with silk floss to portray Guanyin beneath a celestial canopy strung with fluttering knotted ribbons, seated in lalitasana on a recumbent mythical beast, the right hand held in karanamudra, the left hand resting on a stack of sutras, the face with a solemn expression given a three-dimensional effect by the batting-filled nose, the attendants Longnu and Shancai standing to the left and right respectively, Longnu holding the darkness-dispeling pearl and Shancai with hands clasped in anjalimudra, all the figures depicted on a terrace between a lotus pond and a balustrade, Guanyin's vase bearing stalks of willow and the filial parrot each resting on the top of one balustrade post on either side of the central figure, some details outline with metal foil-wrapped threads, mounted with pale blue silk borders with reinforced backing. 36 1/2 x 16 5/8in (92.7 x 42.2cm)
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清初 刺繡觀音圖掛屏ProvenanceReverend Dr. Adolph H. Behrenberg (1914-1977), Metuchen, New Jersey Aalten's Orange Auction Galleries, East Orange, N.J., Estate sale of Dr. Adolph Behrenberg, 12 March 1978, lot 358Estate of Sydney L. Shaper來源新澤西州Adolph H. Behrenberg 醫生牧師(1914-1977年)珍藏新澤西州Aalten's Orange Auction Galleries,Adolph H. Behrenberg 醫生牧師珍藏拍賣,1978年3月12日,拍品編號358Sydney L. Shaper 舊藏 Guanyin is the most popular Buddhist deity in China, and according to the Lotus sutra, Guanyin can take any form necessary to save sentient beings. Thirty-three forms are mentioned in the sutra, but this particular grouping of Guanyin with Longnu and Shancai, accompanied by the filial parrot has no basis in Buddhist scripture but instead finds its roots in numerous precious scroll narratives, folk tales and legends concerning Guanyin.In the Chinese Mahayana tradition, it is believed that the two acolytes each represent one of the important sutras of that tradition. Shancai personifies the Avatamsaka Sutra, while Longnu represents the Lotus Sutra. The parrot represents the most important of Chinese virtues, filial piety, and appears in the Yingge Baozhuan (The Precious Scroll of the Parrot). Guanyin's vase is believed to hold the elixir of life and the willow with its evil dispelling properties is used to sprinkle the elixir when Guanyin dispenses blessings.Such Chinese folk tales surrounding Guanyin were so popular that elements from these folk tales made their way into the popular iconography of Guanyin.A Late Ming dynasty example depicting a Daoist deity seated beneath a celestial canopy and flanked by two attendants was sold at Sotheby's London, 6 November 2019, lot 345.