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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA A BRONZE MODEL OF A STUPA
15TH-16TH CENTURY 15TH CENTURY
The fgure is cast seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, dressed in The stupa rests on a double-lotus base, supporting a bell shape below a
long robes and with elaborate inlaid and beaded jewellery. The hands are held square platform on which a coiled cone rests. It is surmounted by a lotus-bud
in dhyanamudra, clasping an attribute. The face has a serene expression and fnial. The base is sealed.
the hair is fashioned into a chignon centred by a fgure of Amitabha Buddha 6æ in. (17 cm.) high
behind an elaborate crown. The base is sealed.
5√ in. (15 cm.) high £8,000-12,000 US$10,000-15,000
€9,100-14,000
£15,000-20,000 US$19,000-25,000
€17,000-23,000 Compare to a similar shaped bronze stupa dated to the 13th Century, sold at
Christie's New York, Indian and Southeast Asian Art including 20th Century

Indian Paintings, 19 September 2002, lot 118. Another example from the
十五/十六世紀 鎏金銅觀音菩薩坐像 Burkhart Collection was sold at Christie's New York, Indian and Southeast
Asian Art, 13 September 2011, lot 335.

十五世紀 鎏金銅佛塔

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