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A large Chinese bronze head of Guanyin, late Qing dynasty, 19th century/around 1900.
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Pre-bidding ends on September 28 at 12:30 PM. The item will then be sold in a live auction starting at 1:00 PM. Bidding will continue at that time, and you can participate in real time online, by phone, or in person in the auction room at Arsenalsgatan 2, Stockholm.
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With serene expression and downcast eyes, the hair pulled up in a high chignon, with attached headdress carved with a seated deity amongst scrolling foliage. Height 45 cm.

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Provenance

The collection of the artist Einar Jolin (1890-1967), Stockholm. The Guanyin head is depicted ina painting by Jolin in an oilpainting dated 1960 sold at Bukowskis 2015, see attached photo.

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The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, the Chinese goddess of Mercy and Compassion, Guanyin in Chinese, historically has been one of the most popular and most favoured Buddhist deities in China. Bodhisattvas are enligthened beings who have put off entering paradise in order to help others attain enlightment.

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Linn Andersson Bennich
Stockholm
Linn Andersson Bennich
Assisting Specialist Works of Art
+46 (0)707 88 84 75
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