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Asian Antiques
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Ivory Carving - KWAN YIN - PEONIES - WHITE BIRD - 37"
Auction Estimate = $ 10,000 - Monumental Masterpiece
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USD 10,000.00 |
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USD 10,000.00 |
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| Start Time |
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 |
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008 |
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Las Vegas, NV |
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Description
Thank you very much for considering this beautiful work of art. We are now retired and must part with a collection of over 100 ivory carvings we have loved and taken care of for nearly 40 years. We are very proud to offer only the very FINEST in QUALITY ivory carvings. This carving is 100% genuine ELEPHANT IVORY and in EXCELLENT CONDITION. It was HAND CARVED and HAND SCRIMSHAWED and SIGNED in China by a gifted master craftsman in the early 1900s. It has a lovely patina that nature has chosen to bestow upon it. This carving is UNIQUE and exhibits beautiful IVORY GRAIN which is guaranteed to be clearly visible. The ivory has been highly polished and exquisitely detailed. The quality of the ivory, the quality of the carving and the quality of the scrimshaw work are all exceptional. This carving was legally imported into the USA. This carving can only be shipped to locations within the USA. In January of 2006 Columbus (the experts in Asian art) provided an auction estimate on this piece of $10,000. Auction estimates are conservative and typically well below appraised values. KWAN YIN with PEONIES and the mythical WHITE BIRD This magnificent carving depicts Kwan Yin, the goddess of mercy, with an elaborate headdress holding a large branch of tree peonies and a basket of peonies while the mythical White Bird rests at her feet. She is absolutely MASSIVE at 37" tall and weighing in excess of 20 pounds! KWAN YIN The Ascended Lady Master Kwan Yin means “the sovereign who looks on the sounds of the world.” According to legend, she paused on the threshold of heaven to listen to the cries of the world. Kwan Yin was worshiped in China before the advent of Buddhism and thereafter adopted by Buddhists as an incarnation of Avalokitesvara. She has come to be known in the West as the Goddess of Mercy. It is said that Kwan Yin took embodiment as the third daughter of Miao Chuang Wang, identified with the Chou dynasty, a ruler of a northern Chinese kingdom c. 696 B.C. According to legend, she was determined to devote herself to a religious life and refused to be married despite the command of her father and the entreaties of her friends. Finally, however, she was permitted to enter the Nunnery of the White Bird in Lung-shu Hsien. Here, at her father’s orders, she was put to the most demeaning tasks which in no way dampened her zealous love for God. Angered by her devotion, Miao Chuang Wang ordered her to be executed, but when the sword touched her it was broken into a thousand pieces. Her father then commanded her to be stifled, but when her soul left her body and descended into hell she transformed it into paradise. Carried on a lotus flower to the island of P’ootoo, near Nimpo, she lived for nine years healing the diseased and saving mariners from shipwreck. It is said that once, when word was brought to her that her father had fallen ill, she cut the flesh from her arms and used it as a medicine which saved his life. In gratitude, he ordered that a statue be erected in her honor, commissioning the artist to depict her with “completely formed arms and eyes.” The artist misunderstood, however, and to this day Kwan Yin is sometimes shown with a “thousand arms and a thousand eyes,” thereby able to see and assist the masses of her people. Kwan Yin is absolutely beautiful. Just look at her lovely face and the wonderful proportions bestowed upon her by the artist. The bird at Kwan Yin’s feet is the mythical White Bird always associated with this deity. Da Ming (The Great Ming) is engraved on the underside of the carving. This would be a monumental addition to your collection of fine Asian art and should only increase in value over the years. Dimensions: 37.00” x 6.00” x 5.25" Weight: 20 pounds, 8 ounces Signature: Engraved – Da Ming (The Great Ming) We accept Money Orders, Cashier's Checks and Wire Transfers PLEASE VISIT MY EBAY STORE TO SEE MANY MORE BEAUTIFUL IVORY CARVINGS Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.
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