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

309 A LARGE GILT-LACQUER BRONZE

FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA AND
CHILD
MING DYNASTY, 16TH / 17TH CENTURY

the maternal emanation of the bodhisattva adorned in a long
cowl sheltering the Amitabha crown above a neatly coiled and
combed coiffure, the small, round face of the principal figure
with hooded eyes and peaceful gaze, a tiered necklace framed
by the open cowl with a floral-pattered hem in relief, the dhoti
ribbon-secured at the waist and falling in loose folds over the
bare feet, a small figure of a youth standing upon a lotus leaf,
grasping the deity’s lowered proper left hand and the tail of
a ribbon, all supported by a circular base with four Daoist
emblems incised on the front of the platform, encircled by two
layers of lotus lappets

Height 36 in., 91.5 cm
PROVENANCE
The Chang Foundation Collection.
LITERATURE
Jintongfo zaoxiang tulu/Buddhist Images in Gilt Metal, Taipei,
1993, pl. 41.
明十六 / 十七世紀 銅鎏金送子觀音立像
來源
鴻禧美術館收藏
出版
《金銅佛造像圖錄》，台北，1993年，圖版41

$ 50,000-70,000