28. STATUETTE DE GUANYIN EN BRONZE PARTIELLEMENT DORÉ Dynastie Ming (1368-1644) A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN Ming Dynasty Seated in dhyanasana, presenting a scroll, dressed in a diaphanous robe draped over shoulders and arms and falling in ample folds over her legs, the face with a serene expression, flanked by pendulous earlobes suspending heavy earrings, the hair gathered in a high chignon behind an elaborate crown centred on a small figure of Amitabha, covered with a fine shawl, with a separately cast stand of circular shape cast with rows of overlapping lotus petals on an openwork base. 47.5cm (18 3/4in) high. (2). 明 局部鎏金銅觀音坐像 Provenance: Acquired by the parents of the present owners, and thence in the family by descent 來源: 現藏家父母珍藏，後經家族流傳至今