Marmor Skulpturen - Asiatika Vienna

CHINA

Attractive Temple Guardians

China, wohl Ming-Dynastie.

Dark marble frieze; half-relief carved in the round, depicting a pair of temple guardians in traditional attire and headdresses, armed with a halberd and a sword. Stern, forbidding facial expressions; at their feet, defeated opponents in bent, submissive poses. Decorative large relief with age-related cracks and damage.

H: ca. 135 cm, B: 63cm, T: ca. 15 cm

Preis: 3100€

Seated Guanyin

China, Qing-Dynastie.

White-gray marble; six-armed depiction of

the mother goddess seated in lotus posture, hands in symbolic gestures (mudras),

the left hand holding an alms bowl, with attributes in four hands positioned in front

within a flaming nimbus featuring a central Dharma wheel, whose eight

spokes embody the Noble Eightfold Path, representing perfection and salvation through

the Buddha’s teaching; meditative face beneath an ornate crown

adorned with elaborate Bodhisattva jewelry; seated on a high, stepped throne with

a central small Buddha, flanked by two mythical creatures acting as guardians

H: 71cm, B: 27 cm, T: 22 cm

Preis: 1550 €

Seated Guanyin

China, Qing-Dynastie.

White marble; the magnificent figure of the mother goddess seated upright in lotus posture on a stepped throne, each hand holding a blossoming lotus, fingers in symbolic gestures. The head adorned with an ornate Bodhisattva crown, also wearing elaborate earrings and chest ornaments. Minor age-related imperfections, negligible for the otherwise excellent overall impression.

H: 75 cm, B: 39 cm, T: 25 cm

Preis 1350 €

Standing Guanyin

China, Qing-Dynastie,

White marble; the upright-standing mother goddess on a stepped lotus pedestal, meditative face beneath a tall hair crown adorned with a Bodhisattva crown, wearing a richly folded robe. Age-related imperfections, negligible for the otherwise excellent overall impression.

H: 156 cm, B: 32 cm, T: 25 cm

Preis 1700 €

Large Guanyin Head

China, Qing- Dynastie.

White marble; beautifully carved meditative face of the mother goddess beneath a tall Bodhisattva hairstyle with braided locks, adorned with a diadem, and long earlobes with earrings.

H: 55 cm

Preis 1100€

Pair of Large Guardian Lions

China, Qing-Dynastie.

White marble; the seated animal with a prominent head and widely open mouth, on an integrated marble base. Imposing sculptural figure, originally intended to ward off “evil spirits” in front of palace gates. Signed; minor chips.

H: 74 cm, B: 48 cm, T: 25 cm/St.

Preis: 2900€