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Large
Chinese Boxwood Buddha
KwanYin
On Dragon
Chinese,
late Qing Dynasty 1875-1911
h.40 in.
X w.16 in. X d. in, Condition: excellent
This exquisitely carved large boxwood sculpture depicts
KwanYin, the embodiment of compassion, standing in tribhanger
on a ferocious dragon frolicking in the whirlpool of the South
Sea, which is the symbol of creative power, the spirit of
change, and of life force itself. She is dressed in full robes,
with eyes down-cast in serene expression, holding a life-giving
vase in her right hand, a boon granting gesture in her left;
which is a prototype established in Tang Dynasty (618-907
AD). There is no other KwanYin image more loved by the Chinese
and Japanese pilgrims.
PRIVATE
COLLECTION
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