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Lot 24

A Tall Chinese Carved Wood Sculpture of Guanyin

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20th century, an elongated carved wood sculpture of Gunayin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, standing in a swaying stance upon a lotus leaf above a dragon, her robes are incised with swirling cloud decoration, her inlaid eyes are lower in a meditative serene expression.

28 in.

Collection of a Gentleman, Yadkinville, North Carolina

One upper tooth is loose on dragon; stress cracks to the wood; some nicks to edges of dragon; label to underside reading "Made in Hong Kong."