A BOXWOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN, TRANSITIONAL PER... Lot n° 104
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A BOXWOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN, TRANSITIONAL PERIOD
China, 17th-18th century. Finely carved, the bodhisattva standing atop a base carved with a lotus blossom, clasping the wrist of one hand with the other, holding mala (rosery) beads. Enveloped in voluminous robes falling in elegant folds around her, her benevolent face is depicted with downcast eyes, full lips, and pendulous ear lobes, her hair tied in a tall chignon under a veil.
Provenance: Viennese private collection, acquired in the French antiques market. Old collector’s label ‘242’ at the chest.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear, natural age cracks, few small nicks, and a minor chip to the rim of the base. The wood has a superb naturally grown, warm patina with a dark red color.
Weight: 604 g
Dimensions: Height 29.7 cm
Literature comparison:
Compare a related lacquered wood figure of Guanyin, seated in dhyanasana, similarly modeled, 21.6 cm high, dated 1624, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 36.40a–e. Compare a related boxwood figure of the seated Guanyin, similarly modeled, 6.3 cm high, dated 18th-19th century, in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number S2012.9.4347.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2012, lot 4284
Price: HKD 162,500 or approx.
EUR 26,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A carved boxwood figure of Guanyin, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related subject seated, carved with closely related modeling. Compare the similar naturally grown, warm patina. Note the significantly smaller size (14 cm).
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