LOT 60 A GILT WOOD FIGURE OF KANNON BOSATSU
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A GILT WOOD FIGURE OF KANNON BOSATSUJapan, 17th-18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The bodhisattva leaning slightly forward and standing on a lotus dais supported on an elaborate tiered hexagonal base, the hands lowered in front, the hair piled in a topknot and adorned with a hokan (jewelled crown) and munakazari (ornamental necklace), wearing a long flowing robe with finely carved folds. The serene face with heavy-lidded eyes below gently arched brows, centered by a glass or rock crystal byakugo (urna), further with full lips and a thin painted mustache, flanked by long pierced pendulous earlobes. The kohai (aureole) with swirling clouds and a central lotus blossom carved in relief.HEIGHT 90 cmCondition: Good condition with some wear, minor age cracks, small chips, minor losses, minor old repairs, the screw for the mandorla replaced.Provenance: From a German private collection.Auction comparison: Compare a related gilt wood figure of Kannon Bosatsu, dated “probably Muromachi period”, 82.5 cm high, at Bonhams, 6 November 2014, London, lot 275 (bought-in at an estimate of 15,000-25,000 GBP). Compare a related figure of Seishi Bosatsu, dated 15th-16th century, Muromachi period, at Galerie Zacke, 28 October 2020, Vienna, lot 149 (sold for 10,112 EUR).
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