TEST ITEM - A Chinese carved wood and gesso head of Guanyin, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or later

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Auction Start: 15/10/19 00:00:00 UTC
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TEST ITEM - A Chinese carved wood and gesso head of Guanyin, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or later

A Chinese carved wood and gesso head of Guanyin, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or later

木雕石膏塑观音头像, 明朝 (1368-1644)或之後

 

the serene rounded and full face modelled with downcast eyes, long nose and pert lips, with an impressed urna, the crown or tiara set against a high chignon, with two strands of hair draping around the elongated ears, the hair and crown painted in shades of blue-black and red-brown

 

Provenance:

The Property of an American Collector

 

观音面相安详, 双眼微合, 直鼻小嘴, 发髻高耸, 发鬓圈绕耳际, 长耳垂至下巴, 头像表面有蓝黑及红棕色绘彩

 

此拍品为美国藏家所有

Size: 41cm high
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Condition: With wear, loss and degradation to the painted gesso surface, the wood also with degradation especially to the chignon and crown extremities
Estimate: £1000 – 1500

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