A carved ivory figure of Kannon by Nobuyoshi, 19th century

standing on a rockwork base, wearing long layered robes with wide sleeves and a narrow celestial scarf rising above her shoulders, her hair drawn into a high chignon set at the front with an elaborate tiara and adorned with pendant earrings and necklaces, a small glass bead inset on her forehead, holding a lotus flower in her left hand and an ambrosial vase in the right, the base marked Nobuyoshi saku
39 cm high

• Lot Sold $5,000 (Hammer Price)
• $6,100 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Condition Report

The scarf repaired in several places, some fine dark hairline cracks around the base, and the lower part of the robe on the reverse, and over the back of her head, the stem of the lotus flower broken off below her hand.

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