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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA 唐 鎏金銅菩薩像
TANG DYNASTY
來源：
finely cast standing in tribhanga and portrayed with the left
elbow bent and holding a long willow stem in his left hand Christian Deydier Oriental Bronzes Ltd，倫敦，1995年6月
and a vase of amrita in the right, adorned with a headdress 26日
containing an image of Amitabha and elaborate jewllery, stand
11.5 cm, 4½ in. 展覽：
《Ancient Chinese Bronze Vessels, Gilt Bronzes and Early
PROVENANCE Ceramics》，Christian Deydier Oriental Bronzes Ltd，倫
Christian Deydier Oriental Bronzes Ltd, London, 26th June 敦，1986年，編號14
1995.
EXHIBITED
Ancient Chinese Bronze Vessels, Gilt Bronzes and Early
Ceramics, Christian Deydier Oriental Bronzes Ltd, London,
1986, cat. no. 14.
HK$ 300,000-400,000
US$ 38,700-52,000
This beautifully rendered image of the most beloved deity in
Buddhism displays classic characteristics of the Tang period.
Representations of Avalokiteshvara during the Sui and Tang
periods frequently depict the bodhisattva adorned in princely
jewels and a crown, bearing a vase of amrita, believed to heal
or bestow immortality upon worshippers, in one hand; and
a willow branch, also representative of healing, in the other.
The willow branch iconography can be traced to the complex
sinicisation of Avalokiteshvara in relation to the developments
in Chinese worship of the deity, as the attribute is not seen in
Indian and Tibetan depictions of the bodhisattva.
A closely related smaller Tang gilt-bronze figure of
Avalokiteshvara, formerly in the collections of Sir Percival
David and Stephen Junkunc was sold in our New York rooms,
12th September 2018, lot 1.

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