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A large sculptured stone head of Guanyin, Ming dynasty (1368-1644).

Estimate
80 000 - 100 000 SEK
7 520 - 9 400 EUR
8 480 - 10 600 USD
Hammer price
150 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A large sculptured stone head of Guanyin, Ming dynasty (1368-1644).

A large black stone head of Guanyin, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Carved with a small urna in the center of the forhead, the face with heavely lidded eyes and angular nose, the ears with floret ornaments set in pendulous lobes, wearing an elaborately carved poned crown with a figure of Amitabha buddha framing her chignon. Height with wooden stand 58 cm.

Wear.

Provenance

Purchased at Bukowskis 2008, sale 550, lot no 1896. Then from a private Swedish collection.