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8066 With eleven heads for each of the cardinal and sub-cardinal directions
(including zenith and nadir), this arresting iconographic form embodies
8066 Avalokiteshvara as a cosmic bodhisattva capable of universal
A GILT COPPER ALLOY REPOUSSÉ FIGURE OF ELEVEN- compassion. The form rose to great prominence in the Qianlong
HEADED AVALOKITESHVARA period, with many, likely as the present example, being produced
18th century at the Dolonor ateliers to cater to the tremendous proliferation of
With separately cast crowns, earring, bow and arrow, and lotus Vajrayana temples.
throne, the radiant deity smiles with tiers of serene faces before a
penultimate wrathful face and the crowning head of Amitabha.
15in (38cm) high
US$15,000 - 20,000
十八世紀 銅鎏金錘疊十一面觀音像
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