• 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