1737/​1674

A Chinese patinated bronze figure of Guanyin seated on a snowlion, she holds two lotus stems in her hands, shoulders flanked by lotuses of which one holds a nectar vase. Ming 1368–1644. Weight 1310 gr. H. 26 cm.

Provenance: Sophus Rasmussen Schmidt 1897–1957. Arrived in China in 1922 as a telegraphist and later became head of the department of the East Asiatic Company in Shanghai.

Condition

Wear, scratches, some holes, base with dents and cracks.

Auction

Varia, 14 September 2017

Category

Asian decorative art

Estimate

8,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

11,500 DKK  

22 bids

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