California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 June 22, 2019  June 22, 2019

 Lot # 6832 
A LARGE FIGURE OF SEATED WATERMOON GUANYIN    宋 大型木雕彩繪自在觀音


  • Dimension: Height: 46 in (116.8 cm) Length: 29 in (73.7 cm) Width: 17 in (43.2 cm)
  • Estimate From: $15000
  • Estimate To: $25000

Carved seated in rajalilisana with the right arm rested on the raised right knee, wearing a dhoti open at the chest to reveal an elaborate necklace, the shoulders draped with a shawl, the face with a benevolent expression beneath the hair piled up into a high chignon. Song Dynasty period.


Reference: Please refer to a similar Guanyin carving, sold for 458,500 GBP, at Sotheby's London in March 2013, Lot 89. Provence: Property from an important private collection, Beverly Hills, California
自在觀音,被認為是觀世音菩薩三十三種化身之一,代表著面容俊美、姿態典雅的觀音形象。在諸多大乘經典,如《楞嚴經》、《法華經》、《華嚴經》中,都有關於其的記述、可見信仰之廣泛。宋代的藝術、美學、科技、人文等,均為前所未有的歷史高峰。宋代開始,全國各地寺院木構造像興起,取代此前隋唐的主流石窟,木雕於新興雕像領域之中獨領風騷,綻放異彩。本件宋代木雕觀音呈自在式坐姿,肌體語言強烈,手腳張力,由靜生動。梳高髮髻,柳眉鳳目,櫻唇瑤鼻,含笑睇視,容貌姣好。其左腿盤曲、右膝弓立;左手撐地、右臂置於左膝之上;目視遠方,姿態自在而超逸,軀體充滿了動人的柔和感與生命活力,既表現了觀音菩薩內在的宗教氣質,又體現了宋人特有的思想信仰和審美情趣,保存至今,十分難得。 參考: 倫敦蘇富比 2013年5月 拍品號89 成交價458,500 GBP 來源:洛杉磯比佛利山莊重要私人收藏