Lot 655
A CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF TANKASRI AVALOKITESVARA Song & Yuan Dynasty (AD960-1368)
H: 28 cm
This Avalokitesvara is represented with a round and full face and slightly open eyes, a shawl covering the shoulders down to the elbows, running into a knot at her chest, which was a popular feature during Jin and Yuan Dynasties. The deity wears a monk skirt on the lower half of her body, feet bare, seated in a casual posture on the pedestal that has patterns of dragons carved on the front side of it, red ground covered in golden lacquer.
Estimate
TWD 900,000-1,600,000
HKD 222,000-395,000
USD 28,600-50,900
Sold Price
Private Asian Collection
Literati: Oriental Arts from an Artist's Studio
Ravenel Autumn Auction 2016
Sunday, November 20, 2016, 4:00pm