- 3016
明末 / 清初十七世紀 犀角雕觀音菩薩坐像
描述
- Rhino horn and wood
Condition
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
拍品資料及來源
A closely related example was sold at Christie’s London, 10th April 1973, lot 282, and is possibly the one illustrated in Zhongguo Meishu Quanji [Complete series on Chinese art], vol. 11, Beijing, 1987, pl. 137. Other examples of superbly carved rhinoceros horn figures of seated Guanyin include two published in Thomas Fok, Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, Hong Kong, 1999, pls. 75 and 77, from the collections of the Harvard University Art Museum and the Shanghai Museum respectively; and another sold in our New York rooms, 6th December 1989, lot 58. See also a carving of a seated Guanyin pouring balm from her vase while a small boy tries to touch the liquid, in the collection of the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., published in Jan Chapman, The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, London, 1999, pl. 334 (right).