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The bodhisattva is modelled with hands held in the respectful gesture of salutation, anjali mudra. A well-detailed foliate crown centered around a depiction of Amitabha Buddha surmounts the head above the serene face which has a ‘third eye’ in the centre of the forehead. The bodhisattva, draped in long robes and fowing scarves, is seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base. The reverse is inscribed Shanren Chen Wei, which may be translated as ‘The Mountain man Chen Wei’, with an impressed seal from the artist.
13.875 in. (35 cm.) high
£8,000-12,000
The base is incised with the signature?Shanren?Chen Wei (The mountain man Chen Wei or The hermit Chen Wei) in regular script, followed by the impressed seal mark of Chen Wei in a square.
The ceramic sculptor Chen Wei (dates unknown) is discussed by P.J. Donnelly in Blanc de Chine, New York, 1969, pp. 284, and cites a Dehua fgure of Guanyin in the British Museum, London, that bears the same inscription and seal as the present piece, pp. 359.
A seated fgure of Guanyin with the same inscription can be found in the
British Museum collection, no. Franks.76.+
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