A Carved Wood Arm of Guanyin

SONG DYNASTY (960-1279)

宋彩繪木雕觀音殘臂
the straight arm elegantly carved and painted with traces of polychrome pigment, with soft contours accentuating a soft bend at the elbow, and draping folds of robes a the forearm. Long curling tendrils of hair creeping down the arm, a bangle at the wrist, and a bottle vase gently grasped to with slender fingers suggest the arm possibly from a 'Water Moon' Guanyin in a pose of royal ease; all mounted to a rectangular board.

Height 36 x length 7 x width 4 1/2 in., 91.4 x 17.8 x 11.4 cm.

Property from the Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, California, Sold to Support the Care of Collections and the William Holden Fund for Acquisitions

Gift of the William Holden Estate

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Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.

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A Carved Wood Arm of Guanyin

SONG DYNASTY (960-1279)

Height 36 x length 7 x width 4 1/2 in., 91.4 x 17.8 x 11.4 cm.

Property from the Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, California, Sold to Support the Care of Collections and the William Holden Fund for Acquisitions

Gift of the William Holden Estate

Asian Works of Art

A Carved Wood Arm of Guanyin

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