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48 SOTHEBY’S NEW YORK 10 SEPTEMBER 2019 BODIES OF INFINITE LIGHT
312 A LARGE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF
AVALOKITESHVARA
MING DYNASTY, LATE 15TH / 16TH
CENTURY
seated in vajraparyankasana, with the hands in abhaya and
varada mudra, the shoulders flanked by a bird and a chilug ewer
borne on blossoming lotuses from vines stemming from the
hands, a small Amitabha figure enclosed within the elaborate,
pierced crown, the ears and body heavily adorned with
ornaments and jewels, all supported by a double-lotus base with
pendent sashes
Height 14¾ in., 37.4 cm
PROVENANCE
The Chang Foundation Collection.
LITERATURE
Jintongfo zaoxiang tulu/Buddhist Images in Gilt Metal, Taipei,
1993, pl. 32.
明十五世紀末 / 十六世紀 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32
$ 50,000-70,000
