Page 100 - 2019 September 13th Christie's New York Important Chinese Works of Art

858
A SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The bodhisattva is shown seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with right hand holding
a cintamani, the other lowered with the palm turned upward, and wears a foral-patterned dhoti
and multiple necklaces. The hair is worn in a high topknot behind a fve-petaled crown and is
surmounted by a small ornament. The bottom edge of the base is engraved with a number, shi san
(thirteen), and the base is sealed with a copper plate engraved with a double vajra and the same
number, shi san (thirteen).
3√ in. (9.8 cm.) high

$6,000-8,000
清十七/十八世紀 鎏金銅菩薩坐像

98