Yutang Shisou Bronze Inlaid Silver Wire Holding Scroll Guanyin Statue

Guanyin was popular during the Five Dynasties and the Northern Song Dynasty, and the silk paintings found in the Dunhuang Grottoes can serve as the best evidence. Secondly, it is said that painters from the Five Dynasties and the early Song Dynasty, such as Wang Qihan and Cao Zhongyuan, all painted White-robed Guanyin. Qin Zaisi of the Song Dynasty also recorded in "Records of Strange Things in Luozhong": "A beautiful figure with a flower crown and a large carriage suddenly descended from the sky, wearing white clothes, wearing a golden belt, holding a golden bone flower... with a high bun on her head and a white gauze on her head..." The text clearly depicts the image of White-robed Guanyin in the folk.

This bronze statue of standing Guanyin inlaid with silver wire is dressed in heavenly clothes, with an oval face, plump cheeks, a broad forehead, and curved eyebrows like a crescent moon connected to the nose. The high bun is hidden under the headscarf, the fine hair is long and neatly tied, there is a silver dot in the center of the forehead, double crescent eyebrows, and the eyes that are drooping are like unopened lotus buds, the nose is straight and handsome, and the small mouth is raised. The lines of the celestial garment are smooth and supple, and the silver cloud patterns embedded all over the body are slightly peeled and oxidized, but the craftsmanship is still fine, the copper is excellent, the surface patina is old, and the luster is uneven. There is an ancient seal script four-character inscription on the back: "Yutang Shisou", which is a complete large-scale Shisou fine artifact. It is a treasure and a collection.