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VIETNAM, 18th CENTURY Sculpture of Quan Thê Âm
Lacquered and…
See original version (French)
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VIETNAM, 18th CENTURY Sculpture of Quan Thê Âm
Lacquered and…
See original version (French)
Estimate €4,000 - €8,000
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Description
VIETNAM, 18th CENTURY
Sculpture of Quan Thê Âm
Lacquered and gilded wood figure of the deity Quan Thê Âm, represented seated in vajrasana on a double lotus-shaped base. The deity is represented with three faces, the main face looking serene, eyes half-closed, straight hair pulled back into a bun, two heads at the back, one zoomorphic and the other anthropomorphic. She is adorned with eight arms, the main hands placed at the front of the bust in the chuân-dê gesture, the others holding various attributes, the upper hands supporting two medallions with the inscriptions of the day (?) and the moon (?). The divinity rests on a quadrangular base decorated with dragons, with carved decoration of pigs in the upper part. Cracks and missing material, accidents to the arms, missing attribute.
Total height with base: 128 cm
See original version (French)
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