PARIS, June 10 (Reuters) - A rare Chinese Buddha statue, found in a French family home and part of a set thought to have been lost, is expected to fetch 1 million euros ($1.1 million) when it is auctioned on June 13 in Paris.
According to auction house Bonhams, the piece is a very rare wood figure, a religious work depicting the Buddhist Bodhisattva Guanyin made in the 12th-13th century under the Jin dynasty.
Over a metre high, the piece was last sold in the 1930s to a family in Boulogne, a suburb near Paris.
[1/4] Head of Chinese Art Caroline Schulten at Bonhams auction house looks at a rare Buddha statue, believed to be from the 12th century in China, before its auction in Paris, France, June 9, 2023.
Bonhams auction house says there are likely only a handful of such pieces left in the world, which are mostly in museums.
Persons:
Guanyin, Jin, Caroline Schulten, Yiming Woo, Schulten, We’ve, Yming Wood, Dominique Vidalon, Hugh Lawson
Organizations:
REUTERS, Thomson
Locations:
Paris, Boulogne, China, France, Belgium, Switzerland