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LOT 2299

Chinese Qing Seated Stone Figure

QING DYNASTY, 1644-1911 A.D. OR LATER

49 1/4 in. (240 kg, 1.25 m).

Seated on a lion-skin covered pedestal, wearing long robes and a tall jewelled crown, resting his left hand on a thick belt with buckle and right hand on his knee; elongated earlobes and serene expression with downcast eyes; neck repaired.

Provenance

Ex K.C. collection, London, 1990-2000.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Footnotes

The statue possibly depicts either bodhisattva Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom, or bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion. Both are often depicted sitting on a skin of lion, or on a lion, which represents their use of wisdom to control the mind.

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LOT 2299

Chinese Qing Seated Stone Figure

Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)

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