Guanyin seated on a lion. China, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th cent.
A finely carved ivory relief depicting the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion surrounded by an aureole and seated on a lion in pensive pose, his head resting on his right hand, his legs loosely crossed, in his left hand, prayer beads. To reverse, a donor inscription, professing to date from the 2nd year of the Kaihuang era of the Sui dynasty (A.D. 582), which is contradicted by the style of the carving. Age cracks and spalling in some places. Height: 9.3 cm; depth: 2.2 cm. (BA) ASA
Provenance:
Viennese private ownership.
象牙观音雕像，中国，清朝，18/19世纪，狮子坐骑上的观音像，几处磕碰。
出处：维也纳私家收藏
Specialist: Angelika Borchert
Angelika Borchert
+43-1-515 60-641
angelika.borchert@dorotheum.at
02.12.2015 - 16:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 1,000.- to EUR 1,600.-
Guanyin seated on a lion. China, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th cent.
A finely carved ivory relief depicting the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion surrounded by an aureole and seated on a lion in pensive pose, his head resting on his right hand, his legs loosely crossed, in his left hand, prayer beads. To reverse, a donor inscription, professing to date from the 2nd year of the Kaihuang era of the Sui dynasty (A.D. 582), which is contradicted by the style of the carving. Age cracks and spalling in some places. Height: 9.3 cm; depth: 2.2 cm. (BA) ASA
Provenance:
Viennese private ownership.
象牙观音雕像，中国，清朝，18/19世纪，狮子坐骑上的观音像，几处磕碰。
出处：维也纳私家收藏
Specialist: Angelika Borchert
Angelika Borchert
+43-1-515 60-641
angelika.borchert@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Asian art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 02.12.2015 - 16:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 27.11. - 02.12.2015 |