Asian Bronze, Kwan Yin?

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  1. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    I have seen some similarish to my eye bronzes do very well at auction. That said with another bidder battling me I paid more than I would have liked for this recently. Would love some help identifying origin and age along with anything else anyone may see. I was guessing mid to later 19thC and hoping older. Is it a more modern copy though or an antique? There’s some flaws in the casting but I thought it was pretty nice. Should I have put more stock in the casting flaws? Delving more into bronzes lately and have a lot to learn D99E7704-9847-4517-AFE9-FEDC2EE08115.jpeg 0360D80D-1B1C-4BC3-BC96-FCE0D6F8FB5D.jpeg 834C53E4-54A3-49E5-8BDB-AD3F8ED2310E.jpeg 97B19EB9-8C4C-41AA-8573-648F1F082E0C.jpeg 4A9F8EEF-3996-492F-828A-048F312CDEF6.jpeg
     
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  2. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    Your bronze is most probably Indian (India), and may depict a dancer. She does not display any particular attributes that would identify her as a goddess. The reclining position does not appear to be real common, but here is a similar example (I cannot vouch for the accuracy of their description or dating):

    https://www.buddhamuseum.com/dancing-devi_30.html
     
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  3. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member


    Well that wraps that mystery up!!!! Couldn’t get a lot closer without being from the same mold. I was actually wondering if it was Indian. Their description sounds pretty confident. Thank you
     
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