Two ivory figures of Guanyin
20th Century
The first portrayed seated in dhyanasana posture upon a double lotus plinth attired in loose fitting robes supporting a kalasa with both hands (staining, fading to black pigment highlights); the second seated in a modified lalitasana posture of royal ease upon a rocky platform, clasping a ruyi scepter in both hands (head of scepter lost), her blue tinted robes (fading to pigment) loosely spilling over her high chignon (chip to cowl).
4 1/2in (11.5cm) and 3in (7.5cm) heights of ivories
The first portrayed seated in dhyanasana posture upon a double lotus plinth attired in loose fitting robes supporting a kalasa with both hands (staining, fading to black pigment highlights); the second seated in a modified lalitasana posture of royal ease upon a rocky platform, clasping a ruyi scepter in both hands (head of scepter lost), her blue tinted robes (fading to pigment) loosely spilling over her high chignon (chip to cowl).
4 1/2in (11.5cm) and 3in (7.5cm) heights of ivories
Sold for
US$ 3,416
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Christie's sale 7273, December 17, 1991, lot #157
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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