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A well carved soapstone sculpture of Guanyin seated on Xiezhai, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.
Hammer price
5 000SEK
Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 SEK

The deity dressed in long, loosely draped robes, her right hand holding a document crossed over her lap, her hair elaborately tied, emerging from under her hood, the figure shown seated in lilasana on a blanket draped over the back of the creamy yellow-colored, fanged xiezhai, its head turned as to look at the kneeling attendant by his hind leg. Height 10.5 cm. Length 9.5 cm.

Natural inclusions and feathering to the stone.

Provenance

Property of a Finnish private collector.

Exhibitions

Compare with a sculpture of Manjusri riding a lion in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Credit Line: Bequest of Edmund C. Converse, 1921. Object Number: 21.175.118.

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
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A well carved soapstone sculpture of Guanyin seated on Xiezhai, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.A well carved soapstone sculpture of Guanyin seated on Xiezhai, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.
A well carved soapstone sculpture of Guanyin seated on Xiezhai, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.A well carved soapstone sculpture of Guanyin seated on Xiezhai, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.
A well carved soapstone sculpture of Guanyin seated on Xiezhai, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.A well carved soapstone sculpture of Guanyin seated on Xiezhai, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.
A well carved soapstone sculpture of Guanyin seated on Xiezhai, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.A well carved soapstone sculpture of Guanyin seated on Xiezhai, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.
A well carved soapstone sculpture of Guanyin seated on Xiezhai, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.A well carved soapstone sculpture of Guanyin seated on Xiezhai, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.
A well carved soapstone sculpture of Guanyin seated on Xiezhai, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.A well carved soapstone sculpture of Guanyin seated on Xiezhai, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.
A well carved soapstone sculpture of Guanyin seated on Xiezhai, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.A well carved soapstone sculpture of Guanyin seated on Xiezhai, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.
A well carved soapstone sculpture of Guanyin seated on Xiezhai, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.
A well carved soapstone sculpture of Guanyin seated on Xiezhai, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.
A well carved soapstone sculpture of Guanyin seated on Xiezhai, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.
A well carved soapstone sculpture of Guanyin seated on Xiezhai, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.
A well carved soapstone sculpture of Guanyin seated on Xiezhai, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.
A well carved soapstone sculpture of Guanyin seated on Xiezhai, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.
A well carved soapstone sculpture of Guanyin seated on Xiezhai, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century.

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