A rare carved and polychrome wood statue of Avalokiteshvara Song-Jin dynasty | 宋至金 木雕加彩觀世音菩薩坐像

Property from a private European collection
A rare carved and polychrome wood statue of Avalokiteshvara
Song-Jin dynasty

the deity, elegantly seated in rājalīlāsana
on a rocky pedestal, gracefully resting the right arm on the raised right knee, the left arm by her side to support her weight, the classic poise accentuated with a sash draped around the shoulder and across the bejewelled bare torso, above a loose dhoti elegantly cascading in folds from the waist across the legs and over the plinth, with the left foot partly exposed and facing upwards, the elongated face with downcast bow-shaped eyes set in a meditative expression, the finely combed hair parted at the center and swept up in a high chignon secured by a crown set with the Amitabha Buddha, with ample traces of original stucco and polychrome pigment, inventory number 44142 and label R2.36 at the rear of the base
62 x 40 x 28 cm, 24⅜ by 15¾ by 11 in.
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Collection particulière européenne
Rare statue d'Avalokiteshvara en bois sculpté polychrome, dynastie Song-Jin
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歐洲私人收藏
宋至金 木雕加彩觀世音菩薩坐像

Condition Report:
There is some surface wear and flakes, expected age cracks or old chips to the woo, and the right hand is missing as showing on the catalogue photo, but overall the figure does not appear to have had any recent repairs or restorations since the time of its acquisition in 1980. There is some old surface relacquering showing in areas ont the reverse, noticeable for example behind the head or at the back of her left sleeve. There are two inventory marks to the rear of the base at the bottom.
中文內容僅供參考，請以英文原版為準。表面見少許磨損及剝落，見正常裂紋或磕傷，與年代相符。右手已缺失，如圖可見。自八十年代入藏以來，整體未見新修復。背部表面各處舊日曾經重新上漆，如頭部背後或左方衣袖後方均明顯可見。底部後方可見兩處收藏參考碼。