LOT 296 17th/18th century A small polychrome and gilt lacquered soapstone carving of a reclining Guanyin
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2 3/4in (7cm) height exclusive of stand
A small polychrome and gilt lacquered soapstone carving of a reclining Guanyin
17th/18th centuryDepicted seated in royal ease with her right arm raised to clasp the back of her carefully incised hair highlighted in black pigment below the small depiction of the Amitabha Buddha protruding from beneath the cowl surmounting the billowing water-like folds of a substantial robe open at the chest to reveal her skin covered in the gilt and red lacquer also covering her toes and the hand clutching the mala draped over her knee, the unlacquered areas of cafe-au-lait stone also displaying subtle patches of russet. 2 3/4in (7cm) height exclusive of stand
|A larger and more elaborate gilt and lacquer soapstone of Guanyin seated on a lion was offered in Christie's, Paris, 9 June 2015, lot 61. That Guanyin shared with the present lot a similar round and fleshy face with eyes, nose and mouth tightly concentrated together.
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