A PAIR OF PAINTED SOAPSTONE FIGURES OF GUANYIN

Kangxi

Kangxi
Carved in mirror image seated and propped up by an arm-rest, with one hand resting upon one raised leg, the other hand grasping a ruyi sceptre, with serene expressions beneath high chignon buns, clad in loose flowing robes painted yellow, all above square pedestals incised with floral scrolls and painted red. The larger 19cm (7 1/2in) high. (2).

十七/十八世紀 彩繪壽山石雕觀音像一對

Provenance:
Spink & Son Ltd., London,
E. A. Parry (1879-1946), London, acquired from the above on 31 December 1927, and thence by descent

來源：
倫敦古董商Spink & Son Ltd.
倫敦E. A. Parry（1879-1946）舊藏，於1927年12月31日購自上者，並由後人保存迄今

Compare with a related cold-painted soapstone documentary figure of a luohan, cyclically dated Renxu year corresponding to 1622 or 1682, which was sold at Bonhams Knightsbridge, 8 May 2017, lot 359.

參考一例壬戌年（1622或1682年）制彩繪壽山石雕羅漢像，售於倫敦邦瀚斯騎士橋，2017年5月8日，拍品編號359。