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Lot 612
A BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA , MING DYNASTY, 15TH / 16TH CENTURY
Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD
A BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA
MING DYNASTY, 15TH / 16TH CENTURY
明十五 / 十六世紀 銅觀音坐像
the bodhisattva seated in a pose of royal ease, flanked by a kundika and a kalavinka bird, the deity's tall topknot encircled by a
diadem featuring the spiritual father Amitabha, the body adorned in layers of jewelry, sashes, and flowing garments and supported
by a scrolling tripod armrest, wood stand (2)
Height 18½ in., 47 cm
Catalogue Note
Related bronze figures of Avalokiteshvara in rajalilasana attributed to the Ming period, also flanked by the kalavinka and the
kundika, have been sold in these rooms before; see one in gilt-bronze sold 20th March 2019, lot 681. Compare as well a similar
figure sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 3rd November 1998, lot 1013.
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