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A rare Chinese carved and painted sandstone figure of a…
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Melbourne
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22-Mar-2015
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A rare Chinese carved and painted sandstone figure of a 'Songzi' Guanyin, Southern song Dynasty (1127-1279), 13th century or possibly later. Depicting the serene Guanyin as Bestower of children, breast-feeding her baby, with Longnu and Shancai, her two 'Acolytes', resting at either side of her folded vermilion robes painted additionally with copper-green and traces of blue pigment, on a plinth, 97 cm high. Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong in May 2006; Ex private collection Hong Kong
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Unclassified