IMPORTANTE ET TRÈS RARE STATUE DE BODHISATTVA GUANYIN EN BOISDynastie Jin (1124-1235)A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE LARGE WOOD FIGURE OF THE BODHISATTVA GUANYIN IN WATER MOON FORMJin dynastySeated inrajalitasana, with the right arm resting on his right raised knee and his left arm and hand resting on the ground and supporting the body, the bare torso dressed in a short cape with long ribbons falling over his arms, a narrow, scarf draped over the left shoulder, falling diagonally across his chest and tied on the left in a large limpid knot, the lower body covered with a full diaphanous wrap-around skirt falling in linear folds around his legs and ankles, tied around the waist with an elaborate bow, a bejeweled necklace with an ornate central pendant lies at this chest, bracelets at his wrists, his rounded face with a serene, meditative expression, with arched brows above downcast eyes inlaid with black glass, with high cheekbones, small, full pursed lips and rounded chin, the hair drawn up into a high curled chignon with tresses falling to each shoulder where they are bound, divided into three wavy strands falling over his shoulders and arms, traces of blue, red and green pigments, and traces of gilding.111cm (43 3/4in) high.Provenance: THE PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED FRENCH FAMILY 法國顯赫家族藏品金 木雕水月觀音坐像Provenance:Ta-Kou-Tchai (Studio for Understanding Antiquity) of Paul Houo-Ming-Tse (Paul Hou Ming-Zhi, ca. 1880-1949), Beijing, before 1930Alphonse Bellier et Andre Portier, Collection Paul Houo-Ming-Tse de Pékin. Objets d'Art de la Chine de Époques Archaïques au XVIIIe Siècle., Vente aux Encheres publiques, Hôtel Drouot, 15, 16 et 17 Février 1932, lot 63Acquired in Paris by the grandfather of the present owners before 1935, and thence by descentPublished, Illustrated and ExhibitedPaul Huo-Ming-Tse, Preuves des Antiquités de Chine Pékin, 1930, p.297Alphonse Bellier et Andre Portier, Collection Paul Houo-Ming-Tse de Pékin. Objets d'Art de la Chine de Époques Archaïques au XVIIIe Siècle., Vente aux Enchères publiques, Hôtel Drouot, 15, 16 et 17 Février 1932, lot 63Gazette de L'Hôtel Drouot, Numéro 19, Mardi 16 Février 1932, cover pageCabinet Portier, 100 Ans 1909–2009, Paris, 2010, fig.100The result of Re.S. Artes Radiocarbon Dating test no. C 145020A (E1 and E2) (9 May 2023) is consistent with the dating of this lot.來源：霍明志（约1880-1949)，達古齋，北京，1930年以前入藏巴黎德魯奧拍卖會，1932年2月15-17日，霍明志藏品專場，編號63現任藏家祖父於1935年前於巴黎獲得，並由後人保存迄今出版：霍明志,《達古齋古證錄》，北京, 1930年, 頁297巴黎德魯奧，《霍明志藏品專場圖錄》，編號63《巴黎德魯奧公報》封面，第19期，1932年2月16日Cabinet Portier,《百年鑒藏1909-2009》，巴黎，2010年，圖100法國s實驗室碳-14測定結果，測試編號 C 145020A (樣本E1和E2，2023年5月9日）顯示本拍品年份與斷代相符 Eyes ofpassion This impressive sculpture seated in a contemplative pose is a religious sculpture that was made in the 11th/12th century under the Jin dynasty (1115-1234). It represents the Buddhist Bodhisattva Guanyin whose Sanskrit name is Avalokiteshvara, 'the Lord who looks down'. Known as Guanshiyin in Chinese