A FINELY CAST BRONZE GUANYIN, MING
China, 1368-1644. The figure seated in padmasana, the right hand in vitarkamudra and the left once holding a cup, with a serene expression and downcast eyes. Her finely detailed hair is beneath an openwork crown centered with a seated figure of Amitabha Buddha.

Provenance: English private collection.
Condition: The cup lost. Fine natural patina with minor encrustations and remnants of lacquer gilding and cold painting. Minuscule nick to one finger. Unsealed. Old wear.

Weight: 695.2 grams
Dimensions: Height 15.3 cm

The robe is tied in a sash at the waist and open at the chest to reveal a tasseled necklace. The hems of the robe are intricately worked with decorative borders.

明代鑄銅觀音
中國，1368-1644。觀音結蓮花坐，右手施無畏印，左手 吃缽，雙目低垂。頭冠中央可見阿彌陀佛坐像。

來源：英國私人收藏
品相：小缽丟失，細膩的天然包漿，些微結殼，餘留金漆冷繪殘餘。一手指上有一微不足道的磕損，未封印，舊時磨損。

重量：695.2 克
尺寸：高 15.3 厘米