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Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT

Lot 589

A SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA , TANG DYNASTY
Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 USD

A SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA
TANG DYNASTY
唐 銅鎏金觀音立像

beautifully cast standing with a soft sway to the hips, the proper left hand raised with a willow branch, the lower holding a bottle,
crowned with a regal headdress centered by Buddha Amitabha, the bodhisattva's sensuous body outfitted in layers of torques and
a body necklace, a jeweled belt securing the dhoti hanging in cascading folds with a celestial sash flowing to either side, all
supported by a waisted lotus pedestal base, modern stand, Japanese wood box (4)

Height 4 in., 10.2 cm

Provenance
Japanese Private Collection, acquired prior to 1930.
Christie's New York, 14th September 2017, lot 827.

來源
日本私人收藏，得於1930年之前
紐約佳士得2017年9月14日，編號827

Catalogue Note
Representations of Avalokitesvara during the Sui and Tang periods frequently depict the bodhisattva adorned in princely jewels
and a crown, bearing a 'pure water vessel', believed to heal or bestow immortality upon worshippers, in one hand; and a willow

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