Guy Earl-Smith Art & Antiquity invites you to an extraordinary auction of Chinese art, of a quality rarely seen in Australia. This auction is a unique opportunity to acquire works of exceptional beauty and quality curated astutely over decades by an experienced and discerning collector from the Jin, Song, Ming, and Qing Dynasties. The impressive centrepieces of the collection are 17 painted clay temple sculptures of Guanyin, Luohan, and other figures from temples and cave dwellings of Shanxi Province. Dating from the Ming Dynasty, these magnificent sculptures have rarely been offered for sale. The largest is an almost life size, seated, Guanyin. "In my 25 years as an archaeologist and offering art and antiquities to the international market, I have rarely come across a collection of such quality and scale." – Guy Earl-Smith