Lot 690
  • 690

A SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN TANG DYNASTY

Estimate
12,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • bronze
standing on a lotus plinth rising from an octagonal base, the slender figure with her left arm to her side and holding a bottle, her right arm raised, wearing a clinging robe adorned with long beaded necklaces and a high headdress with two celestial scarves trailing over her shoulders, a small hood behind her shoulders and a pin on each side of the base for insertion into a larger group (2)

Provenance

Collection of Dr. Stella Kramrisch (1886 - 1993), Philadelphia and New York.

Condition

The ends of the cascading ribbons are chipped. One of hte pins is broken and missing. The fingers of the right hand is chipped. The gilding is worn.
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