California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 March 9, 2019  March 9, 2019

 Lot # 6047 
A BALTIC AMBER FIGURAL GROUP CARVING    清 蜜蠟童子拜觀音擺件


  • Dimension: Height without stand: 2 1/8 in (5.4 cm)
  • Estimate From: $1200
  • Estimate To: $1800

Carved in the form of a boy praying to a female immortal holding a peach, all supported on wood stand. Qing Dynasty period.


此件童子拜觀音立像以蜜蠟雕制而成,呈雞油黃色,質精美,色溫潤。觀音呈站姿立於台座左邊,面部飽滿慈祥,衣冠服飾隨風飄動,仙氣四溢,神態安詳,和藹可親。此童子雙手合十立於其右側,拱手對觀音作揖,活潑生動,惹人憐愛。蜜蠟是琥珀的一種,因其“色如蜜,光如蠟”而得名。自古就被視為是珍貴的寶物。天然蜜蠟罕見大料,此雕件不但用料大,而且質地色澤俱佳,古樸雅緻,雕工精湛,彌足珍貴。