A Rare Chinese Carved And Painted Sandstone Figure of A 'Songzi' Guanyin, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), 13th Century Or Possibly Later

Lot #1440 - A Rare Chinese Carved And Painted Sandstone Figure of A 'Songzi' Guanyin, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), 13th Century Or Possibly Later

Auction House:

Leonard Joel
Sale Name:

The Graham Geddes Antiques Relocation Auction
Sale Date:

21 Mar 2015 ~ 11am
Lot #:

1440
Lot Description:

A Rare Chinese Carved And Painted Sandstone Figure of A 'Songzi' Guanyin, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), 13th Century Or Possibly Later
depicting the serene Guanyin as Bestower of Children, breast-feeding her baby, with Longnu and Shancai, her two 'acolytes', resting at either side of her folded vermilion robes painted additionally with copper-green and traces of blue pigment, on a plinth, 97cm high
Provenance:

Acquired in Hong Kong in May 2006; Ex Private Collection Hong Kong
Estimate:

A$18,000 - 20,000
Realised Price:

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Category:

Unclassified

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