TWO RARE STATUES OF GUANYIN FORMING SCONCES IN CARVED WOOD China, Tang-Song dynasties, 7th-12th century Depicted seated in a relaxed position on lotuses, with one hand resting on her cheek, serene face, half-closed eyes, hair in a bun held in place by a tiara, dressed in dhoti, adorned with jewellery, traces of polychromy; wear and small missing parts. H. 43.5 and 44.5 cm (16.93 and 17.32 in.) Two rare wooden figures in high relief depicting Guanyin, China, Tang-Song dynasties (7th-12th century) Provenance: Paul Houo-Ming-Tse Collection, Peking, Objets d'art de la Chine, Hôtel Drouot, sale 15-17 February 1932, lot 70-71 Philippe Dennery Collection To the present owner by succession Bibliography: Preuves des Antiquités de Chine, Paul Houo-Ming-Tse, Ta-Kou-Tchai, Peking, 1930, p. 289