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Shi Sou silver inlaid mark, 17th/18th century
Standing on a hexagonal plinth, the bodhisattva elegantly cast with long flowing robes falling in rhythmic folds, the serene face with downcast eyes and elongated pendulous ears, beneath a high chignon, the hems of the robes finely decorated with delicate silver wire-inlaid floral motifs.
34cm (13 3/8in) high.
Footnotes
十七/十八世紀 銅錯銀觀音像
款識:「石叟」篆書款
The name Shi Sou (石叟, literally 'Old Man Shi') has traditionally been associated with a Buddhist monk of the late Ming period, reputed to have produced bronze Buddhist images as well as refined scholar's objects decorated with gold and silver-wire inlay. An alternative interpretation was proposed by Rose Kerr, who suggested that 'Shi Sou' may instead have functioned as a trade name used by one or more entrepreneurs overseeing a network of craftsmen in the Jiangnan region, commissioning groups of objects according to market demand. See R.Kerr, Later Chinese Bronzes, London, 1990, p.65.
A related silver-wire-inlaid bronze figure of Guanyin, '' mark, Ming dynasty, is in the Qing Court Collection and is illustrated in (故宮觀音圖典), Beijing, 2012, p.74, no.43.
See a related silver-inlaid bronze figure of Guanyin, with a silver inlaid mark, Qing dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 22 March 2023, lot 684. A related but larger (61cm high) silver-wire-inlaid bronze figure of Guanyin, '' mark, 18th/19th century, was sold at Bonhams London, 7 November 2013, lot 280. See also a silver-wire-inlaid bronze figure of Guanyin, mark, 18th century (34.2cm high), which was sold at Bonhams Edinburgh, 12 July 2017, lot 221.