清十七 / 十八世紀 銅觀音菩薩立像 《心宇印》款

naturalistically cast as a standing figure of Guanyin with a serene, contemplative expression, adorned in long flowing robes, an elaborated diadem set in her elaborately coiffed hair beneath the cowl, wearing a jewelled necklace, matched by a tassel extending from the skirt, visible between her feet, the patina a brownish-black colour with a thick accretion of incense smoke, the centre of the back incised with a three-character zhuanshu mark Xinyu yin (‘Seal of Xinyu’)

倫敦 Sydney L. Moss Ltd.，2008年3月

There are minute dents and chips to the hems of the robe and general surface wear to the body, especially the underside. The patina is a richer darker colour in reality.
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This striking and sensitively rendered model of Guanyin is of a type often inlaid with silver-wire decoration and marked Shisou (or Xinyu). It is closely related to models of Guanyin in Dehua porcelain, ivory and soapstone models, all of them from Fujian province.  During the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, the cult of the White-Robed Guanyin, originating in Fujian, was extremely popular, resulting in a proliferation of figures produced in different media.