A wood figure of Sho-Kannon (Avalokiteshvara)Muromachi period (1333-1573), 15th/16th centuryStanding on a lotus platform, the right hand lowered in the vow-fulfilling gesture and the left hand now lost, draped with a scarf over the shoulders falling in loops at the knees and shins, the hair gathered into a tall chignon above a narrow crown, traces of pigment 17 7/8in (45.5cm) high overall, 14 1/8 in (35.7cm) high (figure only)注脚ProvenancePreviously sold, Christie's, New York, November 5, 1988, lot 709-A