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           AN IVORY FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA SHRISHTIKANTA  象牙創世觀音像
           NEPAL, 17TH CENTURY                               尼泊爾,十七世紀
           Himalayan Art Resources item no.61790             喜馬拉雅藝術資源網61790號
           13.5 cm (5 1/4 in.) high                          高13.5釐米(5 1/4英吋)

           HK$250,000 - 350,000                              250,000 - 350,000 港元

           As his eight primary hands holds the same attributes as the Eleven-  此處菩薩的前排八臂與十一面觀音呈相同手型、並持相同法器,由
           headed Avalokiteshvara, it is likely this is a simplified or variation of   此推斷其可能為”創世觀音”的一種簡化形象。”創世觀音”為尼泊爾獨
           Shrishtikanta. Unique to Nepal, this deity is commonly represented   有,在其常見形象中僅第一排就有二十一面。更多有關”創世觀音”的
           with twenty-one heads in the first row. For a full discussion, see   介紹,參見Huntington,《Circle of Bliss》,洛杉磯,2003年,頁
           Huntington, Circle of Bliss, Los Angeles, 2003, p.194, no.50. Also   194,50號,以及蘇富比,紐約,2006年3月26日,拍品30號。對比
           see Sotheby’s, New York, 26 March 2006, lot 30. An ivory figure of   一尊Alsdorf舊藏的同時期象牙毗濕奴像,佳士得,紐約,2011年3月
           Vishnu of the same period, formerly in the Alsdorf Collection was sold  22日,拍品94號。
           at Christie’s, New York, 22 March 2011, lot 94.
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