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$1,275.00
This remarkable spiritual work combines characteristics of provincially rendered carvings with imperially sanctioned images of Nanhai Guanyin. She sits in meditation on a backless throne on a stylized rocky outcrop flanked by twisting vertical structures holding her vial and white parrot. Her half-closed eyes glance down serenely under painted arched eyebrows. She wears an arched crown over hair looped over her ears and down her shoulders and flowing gold robes bordered in red in contrast to the flesh tones of the face, chest, and hands. Much of the pigmentation and gilt on this artfully rendered image remains. Surviving depictions of her with the vial and the filial parrot in good condition are relatively rare.
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$795.00
This charming extremely well-modeled carving depicts a hooded Nanhai Guanyin in her Cave on Mount Putuo seated in lalitsana, below a symbolic arch of draped moss on an open lotus below by two closed lotuses all set above a round base. The Nanhai manifestation of Guanyin was massively popular during the Ming/Ching dynasties and provincial wood images were made for placement on home altars throughout China. Her arm resting on an outcrop holds scrolls represents the dharma and sutras and behind her are a vial with the tears of her devotees and parrot, her constant companion. Small Nanhai images for home shrines containing all these symbols in such good condition are very rare.
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$425.00
In this provincial carving for private devotion on a home altar, Nanhai Guanyin sits tranquilly in her cave at Putuo on a lotus throne in anjali mudra set on an open lotus, framed by a backdrop arch of openwork with pierced cut outs. As a bodhisattva, she wears a five-lobed crown and flowing robes symbolizing her regal status in contrast to her modest robes. Few small Nanhai Guanyin figures have survived and they are highly prized.
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$6,300.00
In this rare statue Guanyin sits in meditation in her cave at Putuo with two sets of attendants placed within niches of the cave and topped by a seated Taoist official who is the donor who commissioned the statue or a priest. She wears a blue crown decorated with floral motifs, a red base and centered with a deeply carved image of Amitabha Buddha silhouetted in a deep arched border. Her traditional three-part robe with a blue undergarment, red outer garment and blue shawl extends down to the top of her pedestal throne topped by flat stylized lotus leaves. The top attendants are her acolytes Shan Tsai on her right and the Dragon Princess Longnu on her left and below are two generic attendants.
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$720.00
Nanhai Guanyin sits in meditation on a pedestal framed by a large mandorla with her two acolytes, Shan Tsai (now lost to deterioration) and the Dragon Princess Longnü. Unlike most similar images which are composed of a separately carved backdrop and attendants attached to her throne, it was carved from a single piece of wood. It was covered with polychrome and gilt and a layer of lacquer, much of which has deteriorated. The pedestal has partially disintegrated and is now affixed to a lucite stand and there are surface losses and age cracks. Despite this, the piece retains its spiritual and serene charm. Guanyin’s face has a benign expression with half-closed eyes, pursed smiling lips, pendulous ears, and a crown with an image of Buddha Amitabha. Most Buddhist carvings suffered severe damage during China’s modernization and antique Guanyin images with her attendants are very rare.
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$1,450.00
In this elegant and vibrant carving Nanhai Guanyin sits in meditation and feet in padmasana. Her beautiful, serene face is elegantly carved in contemplation, with half-closed eyes and bud-shaped lips softly set in a welcoming and benign sweet smile. Her forehead is framed with soft curls and long hair drawn into chignon set behind her striated five-lobed crown and falling in knotted braids to her shoulders. Wearing elegant long flowing gilt and red robes, she sits on an open lotus surrounded by a vertical post with her sacred vile on her right and a parrot on the left. Antique carved Nanhai Guanyin statues with her symbols in this condition are quite wonderful and rare and impart a feeling of serenity to the environment around them.
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$995.00
This enchanting carving depicts Nanhai Guanyin in her Cave on Mount Putuo seated in lalitsana, below a symbolic arch of draped moss with bright pigmentation and considerable gilt highlighting her features. Nanhai Guanyin was massively popular during the Ming/Ching dynasties and provincial wood images were made for placement on home altars throughout China. She holds scrolls representing the dharma and sutras and behind her are a vial with the tears of her devotees and parrot, her constant companion. Small Nanhai images for home shrines containing all these symbols in such good condition are very rare.
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