A LARGE AND MASSIVE WOOD STATUE OF GUANYIN, MING DYNASTY China, 1368-1644. Seated in rajalalitasana on a naturalistically carved base in the form of craggy rockwork. Adorned in beaded jewelry, wearing a long flowing robe draped over the left shoulder, the serene face with an urna and heavy-lidded eyes below elegantly arched brows, flanked by long earlobes. The hair surmounted by a high crown centered by a small Amitabha Buddha. Provenance: A French private collection in Saigon, acquired circa in 1920. Thence by descent in the same family. Condition: Overall strong weathering and subsequent erosion to the wood, leading to extensive losses, including one hand. Small areas of old fillings. Age cracks. Remnants of polychrome pigment and lacquer gilding. Dimensions: Height 88 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a related but smaller and earlier wood figure of Guanyin, dated Song to Jin dynasty, at Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art on 17-18 March 2016, lot 1506, sold for USD 87,500. 明代大型木雕自在觀音像 中國，1368-1644年。觀音以游戲坐姿坐在雕刻的岩石上。纓絡裝飾，穿著的長袍綫條流暢，披在左肩上，表情寧靜安詳，在拱形眉毛下方雙眼微垂，兩側是長耳垂。 頭髮上有一個寳冠，中間是小阿彌陀佛。 來源：西貢的一個法國私人收藏，大約於1920年購得，自此在同一家族世代相傳。 品相：整體風化和隨後對木材的侵蝕較大，導致大量缺失，包括一隻手。 小面積的顔料修補。 年代裂縫。 殘存的多色顏料和金漆。 尺寸：高88 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件近似但尺寸較小、年代略早的木雕觀音像，斷代為宋至金，售于紐約佳士得 Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art 拍場2016年3月17-18日，lot 1506, 售價USD 87,500.