Property from a California Private Collection
A gilt-bronze figure of Guanyin, Qing dynasty, 17th / 18th century | 清十七 / 十八世紀 銅鎏金觀音坐像
Auction Closed
September 22, 04:06 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A gilt-bronze figure of Guanyin
Qing dynasty, 17th / 18th century
清十七 / 十八世紀 銅鎏金觀音坐像
seated in 'royal ease' with the left hand placed on a book and the right arm resting against the raised right knee, dressed in a long robe falling in gentle folds over the arms and legs and pooling on the ground, the hem chased with a scrolling floral brocade pattern, a dhoti tied at the waist, a multi-strand necklace covering the chest, the slender face slightly bowed with a serene expression, the hair pulled into a high chignon except for a few long tresses extending over the shoulders, the base sealed, openwork wood stand (2)
Height 7 in., 17.8 cm
Collection of Paul Carson (d. 1978), and thence by descent.
來源
Paul Carson (1978年逝) 收藏，此後家族傳承
The present sculpture belongs to a rare subtype of gilt-bronze figures of Guanyin made around the Kangxi period. The overall aesthetic relates to contemporaneous wire-inlaid bronze figures signed Shisou, but the present type differs from the 'Shisou' group in that it is ornamented with gilding rather than wire inlay, and does not bear maker's marks. A closely related example sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29th May 2018, lot 3132, whereby the face, hair, and treatment of the drapery bear a strong resemblance to the present figure. A smaller, slightly less refined gilt-bronze figure of the deity with turquoise beads inset into the jewelry, sold at Christie's London, 16th May 2013, lot 1493.
Paul Carson was a renowned organist in California from the 1920s through the 1950s. He was the creator of the popular program 'Bridge to Dreamland' on NBC Pacific Coast Network, served as the organist for nearly 20 years for the radio soap opera 'One Man's Family', and recorded nearly 50 LPs, in addition to other accomplishments.
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