DYNASTYChina, 1368-1644. Seated in rajalalitasana on a naturalistically carved base in the form of craggy rockwork. Adorned in beaded jewelry, wearing a long flowing robe draped over the left shoulder, the serene face with an urna and heavy-lidded eyes below elegantly arched brows, flanked by long earlobes. The hair surmounted by a high crown centered by a small Amitabha Buddha.Provenance: A French private collection in Saigon, acquired circa in 1920. Thence by descent in the same family.Condition: Overall strong weathering and subsequent erosion to the wood, leading to extensive losses, including one hand. Small areas of old fillings. Age cracks. Remnants of polychrome pigment and lacquer gilding.Dimensions: Height 88 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a related but smaller and earlier wood figure of Guanyin, dated Song to Jin dynasty, at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art on 17-18 March 2016, lot 1506, sold for USD 87,500.明代大型木雕自在觀音像 中國,1368-1644年。觀音以游戲坐姿坐在雕刻的岩石上。纓絡裝飾,穿著的長袍綫條流暢,披在左肩上,表情寧靜安詳,在拱形眉毛下方雙眼微垂,兩側是長耳垂。 頭髮上有一個寳冠,中間是小阿彌陀佛。 來源:西貢的一個法國私人收藏,大約於1920年購得,自此在同一家族世代相傳。 品相:整體風化和隨後對木材的侵蝕較大,導致大量缺失,包括一隻手。 小面積的顔料修補。 年代裂縫。 殘存的多色顏料和金漆。 尺寸:高88 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件近似但尺寸較小、年代略早的木雕觀音像,斷代為宋至金,售于紐約佳士得 Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art 拍場2016年3月17-18日,lot 1506, 售價USD 87,500.