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TWO SMALL BRONZE FIGURES OF
AMITAYUS AND MANJUSRI
18th century
Both seated in dhyanasana on lotus pedestals,
Manjusri raising his right arm with a sword, his
left hand holding a book, the statue of Amitayus
with the hands folded in dhyanamudra on his lap,
both wearing foliate tiaras fronting a tall top-knot,
adorned with elaborate jewellery, sealed bases.
The larger 11cm (4 3/4in) high. (2).
£3,000 - 5,000
CNY26,000 - 44,000
十八世紀 銅無量壽佛坐像及文殊菩薩坐像
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A SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF
ELEVEN-HEADED AVALOKITESHVARA
18th century
Finely cast standing with eight arms and eleven
heads arranged in five tiers topped by a small head
of Amitabha Buddha, the principal hands held
in anjalimudra, the others fanned out in various
mudras, the body adorned with elaborate jewellery
and fluttering scarves, with a deer skin slung across
one shoulder, wood stand.
15.5cm (6 1/8in) high. (2).
£5,000 - 8,000
CNY44,000 - 70,000
十八世紀 銅鎏金十一面觀音菩薩立像
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For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
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