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314 A LARGE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF

AVALOKITESHVARA
17TH CENTURY

finely cast, seated in dhayasana on a double-lotus base with the
right hand raised holding a willow branch or lotus stem (now
missing), the left hand in the lap turned upwards supporting
a beaker, attired in flowing robes falling in symmetrical folds
around the body, the edges and hem with floral brocade and a
pattern of flowerheads at the legs, tied at the waist with a ribbon-
cord and open at the chest revealing ornate layered beaded
necklaces with inlaid decoration, the wrists and ankles with
similar jewels, the serene rounded face with hooded eyes cast
downwards, aquiline nose and defined lips, flanked by pendulous
earlobes suspending large floriform earrings, surmounted by a
small figure of Amitabha against a tall chignon and an elaborate
beaded headdress, a floral-patterned pleated cowl cascading to
frame the face and shoulders, all richly gilded with accents of
pigment
Height 16⅛ in., 41 cm

PROVENANCE
Collection of Madame de Saint Victor.
Christie’s New York, 31st March 1992, lot 976.
The Chang Foundation Collection.
LITERATURE
Jintongfo zaoxiang tulu/Buddhist Images in Gilt Metal, Taipei,
1993, pl. 43.
十七世紀 銅鎏金觀音坐像
來源
Madame de Saint Victor 收藏
紐約佳士得1992年3月31日，編號976
鴻禧美術館收藏
出版
《金銅佛造像圖錄》，台北，1993年，圖版43

$ 200,000-300,000