Lot 130

LANFANG MEI (CHINESE, 1894-1961)
PAINTING OF GUANYIN , DATED 1947

Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 5 November 2021 at 10:00 GMT
£5,250
Description
一九四七年 傳梅蘭芳畫 觀音大士圖 紙本設色 立軸
delicately painted with Avalokiteshvara standing on a lotus base issuing scrolling foliage above a pile of clouds, wearing loose white robes which drape down undulatingly, featuring a turquoise, red, and blue lappet and swinging beads before her lower legs, her demure face with down casting eyes and serene expression, the hair minutely detailed topped with a Buddha underneath white headscarf, inscribed in Chinese to the right margin with 'Offered by Mister Yue Sheng, summer in the year of Ding Hai, painted with reverence at the A Lan Na Studio by Mei Lanfang', stamped
Dimensions
87cm x 39.5cm
Provenance
Provenance: Private European collection
