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Japan Large Antique Bronze Seated Garden Kanon Guan-Yin, 49 Inches

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From our recent Japanese acquisitions- a good garden candidate Japan, a large 49" tall antique cast bronze seated Kanon Maitreya, Guan-Yin in an attractive pensive pose- a good garden candidate. The peaceful and youthful Kanon Guan Yinwith sublime down cast eyes and his right leg crossed over his left and fingers of right hand gently pointing to/touching his cheek in a cassic pensive pose in quietude and seated atop a cylindrical lotus leaf engraved base all exhibiting old patina. Dimensions: 49 inches tall and 22 inches width. Provenance: Private collection Kyoto, Japan Only one. History Of Japan's Guan Yin Kanon The Matreya Kanon is a Japanese name for Guanyin, an East Asian bodhisattva and spiritual figure associated with mercy and compassion. Maitreya Kanon is a bodhisattva who in the Buddhist tradition is to appear on Earth, achieve enlightenment and who will be the successor to the historic Sakymuni Buddha. This combination of posture and pose “pensive pose” is a trans-eastern iconography popular and originating from ancient China and Korea, 6th-7th centuries. Life time guarantee of authenticity. We are members of NAJGA- North American Japanese Garden Association. “I would rather have a piece of my sculpture put in a landscape, almost any landscape, than in or on the most beautiful building I know…. Sculpture is an art of the open air, and sunlight is necessary to it. It should smile at you and create fantasy.” — Henry Moore
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 49 in (124.46 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)Depth: 20 in (50.8 cm)
  • Style:
    Taisho (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Bronze,Cast
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Early 20th Century
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. small surface restoration.
  • Seller Location:
    South Burlington, VT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1289216409701
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