A LARGE AND RARE CHINESE PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYINLIAO-JIN DYNASTY, 10TH-13TH CENTURYA LARGE AND RARE CHINESE PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYINLIAO-JIN DYNASTY, 10TH-13TH CENTURYThe bodhisattva is shown seated in vajrasana with the right hand in varadamudra and left hand in vitarkamudra, wearing a foliate pectoral beaded necklace over a collared tunic tied around the chest and upper arms, the crown is carved with a central image of Amitba Buddha carved with lotus petals.41 in. (104.1 cm.) high, wood baseThe left hand is held up in a gesture of teaching, or vitarkamudra. The gesture, as well as the high-waisted robe with fluttering sleeves, can be seen among the large bodhisattvas seated on the main altar of the Bhagavat Library of the Huayan Temple in Datong, Shanxi, constructed in 1038 in the Liao dynasty. The twenty-nine large sculptures on the altar are contemporary with the building. See Shi Yan et. al., Zhongguo meishu quanji:Diaosu, vol. 5, Beijing, 1988, pl. 138.Compare, also, the very fine and important wooden sculpture of a seated bodhisattva sold in these rooms November 29, 1990, lot 63, and the stone figure in the Art Institute of Chicago, both of which also wear high-waisted robes. The Art Institute figure, believed to be of the Liao dynasty, had previously been considered to be Yuan and appeared in The Cleveland Museum of Art's 1968 exhibition, Chinese Art under the Mongols: TheYuan Dynasty (1279-1368), no. 1.来源: 细节 A LARGE AND RARE CHINESE PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYINLIAO-JIN DYNASTY, 10TH-13TH CENTURYThe bodhisattva is shown seated in vajrasana with the right hand in varadamudra and left hand in vitarkamudra, wearing a foliate pectoral beaded necklace over a collared tunic tied around the chest and upper arms, the crown is carved with a central image of Amitba Buddha carved with lotus petals.41 in. (104.1 cm.) high, wood base 来源 Arthur M. Sackler Collections, Important Chinese Works of Art; Christies, New York, 1 December 1994, lot 169.Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above. 注意事项 Please note this lot will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) at 5pm on the last day of the sale. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services. Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information. This sheet is available from the Bidder Registration staff, Purchaser Payments or the Packing Desk and will be sent with your invoice.