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32 SOTHEBY’S NEW YORK 10 SEPTEMBER 2019 BODIES OF INFINITE LIGHT

308 A LARGE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF

AVALOKITESHVARA
MING DYNASTY, 16TH / 17TH CENTURY

the deity cast seated in vajraparyankasana with the proper left
hand supporting a small vessel, the other holding a willow stem,
a pierced diadem centered with a seated Amitabha Buddha
encircling a neatly combed topknot, the long remaining tresses
plaited over each shoulder, the face serene and content, the
earrings and necklace ornament each formed as an eight-petal
flower issuing a leaf-form pendant, the necklace resting on the
bare chest, framed by the open robe draped over the shoulders,
the dhoti and robe all decorated with floral incised borders and
diaper-patterned panels, raised on an elaborate lotus base
comprised of four tiers of overlapping petals all raised on a
splayed foot (2)
Height 26⅓ in., 67 cm

PROVENANCE
The Chang Foundation Collection.
LITERATURE
Jintongfo zaoxiang tulu/Buddhist Images in Gilt Metal, Taipei,
1993, pl. 38.
明十六 / 十七世紀 銅鎏金觀音坐像

來源
鴻禧美術館收藏
出版
《金銅佛造像圖錄》，台北，1993年，圖版38

$ 100,000-150,000