A MASSIVE SILVER-INLAID SHISOU BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Neatly inlaid in silver to the back with the four-character signature Yutang Shisou. Cast standing and wearing long robes decorated with scrolling foliage and ruyi clouds, opening at the chest to reveal a silver-inlaid necklace with a gankyil (“wheel of fortune”) symbol, a rare variation of the subject.Provenance: Leslie Gifford Kilborn, USA, and thence by descent in the same family. Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972), son of Retta and Omar Kilborn, was born in Sichuan, China. He greatly advanced missionary work in Western China, was the author of multiple texts and served as dean of the College of Medicine of the West China Union University. In 1952, he left China and became a professor of physiology at the University of Hong Kong.Condition: Excellent condition with old wear, small nicks and casting flaws.Weight: 7.9 kgDimensions: Length 48.5 cmThe face with a serene expression, downcast eyes, slender lips forming a benevolent smile, and a silver-inlaid urna, framed by elaborately coiffed hair beneath the cowl.Auction result comparison: A closely related bronze was sold by Christie's Paris in Art d'Asie on 12 June 2019, lot 173, for EUR 50,000.清代石叟銅錯銀觀音立像 中國,1644-1912年。像身背面嵌銀署款“玉堂石叟”。觀音身著垂領衲衣,衣紋自然起伏,衣袍邊緣鑲嵌銀絲緾枝及卷雲紋。胸口配飾銀珠項鏈,這是該主題的一種罕見變化。 來源:美國Leslie Gifford Kilborn,自此保存在同一家族. Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972), Retta 和 Omar Kilborn的兒子,出生於中國四川。他極大地促進了中國西部的傳教工作,是多篇著作的作者,還曾擔任過華西聯合大學醫學院的院長。 1952年,他離開中國,成為香港大學生理學教授。 圖片:Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972, 左起第三位) 品相:狀況良好,有舊磨損,小缺口和鑄造缺陷。 重量:7.9 公斤 尺寸:高 48.5 厘米 目光慈祥,莊重嫻雅,鑲銀天眼,披觀音巾。拍賣結果比較:一件相近銅造像見巴黎佳士得Art d'Asie 拍場,2019年6月12日lot 173, 售價 EUR 50,000.