A SILVERED 'ROYAL EASE' BRONZE GUANYIN EARLY QING

A SILVERED 'ROYAL EASE' BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, EARLY QING DYNASTY
China, late 17th - early 18th century. The goddess is shown seated in royal ease on a craggy rock with a benevolent expression, holding a lotus flower, bejeweled with pearl necklaces, her hair tied together in a chignon hidden below a cowl, the forehead with a distinct urna.

Provenance: From the collection of Georg Weifert (1850-1937). Thence by descent in the same family. Weifert was a Serbo-Austrian industrialist and the first governor of the Federal Bank of the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.
Condition: Fine condition with a nicely grown patina and extensive wear. The base also with a good patina and minimal losses.

Weight: 294 g
Dimensions: Height 12.5 cm including base

Matching hardwood base from the period, carved in high relief with rocks amid crashing waves. (2)

鍍銀自在觀音銅像，清初
中國，十七世紀末至十八世紀初。觀音表情仁慈安詳，坐在岩石上，手持一朵蓮花，飾以珍珠項鍊，髮髻梳于法披，雙眼之間有慧眼。

來源：Georg Weifert (1850-1937)收藏，同一家族保存至今 。Weifert曾爲塞爾維亞中央銀行大班以及塞爾維亞、克羅地亞與斯洛文尼亞聯邦銀行大班。
品相：品相良好，自然包漿，大面積磨損。底座包漿，極少磨損。

重量：294 克
尺寸：含底座高12.5 厘米