Lot #40 - A Chinese Carved Wood Figure of Quan Yin
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Auction House:Leonard Joel
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Sale Name:The Graham Geddes Antiques Relocation Auction
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Sale Date:21 Mar 2015 ~ 11am
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Lot #:40
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Lot Description:A Chinese Carved Wood Figure of Quan Yin
the figure seated cross-legged in ‘dhyanasana’, with the left hand raised in ‘abhaya mudra’, the head crowned with a richly decorated diadem featuring the Amitabha Buddha in the centre, Guanyin’s loose tendrils of hair cascading down her shoulders, and over the elongated earlobes, the chest adorned by necklaces, the face and body with visible traces of pigment, (signs of wear and aged cracks to the wood), 100cm high -
Provenance:Purchased in El Rastro, Madrid in 1976.
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Estimate:A$8,000 - 12,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Unclassified
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