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A gilt-Bronze stupA A Bronze figure of guAnyin
18th century 16th/17th century
The bell form base cast with a double lotus petal border and ribbed The Bodhisattva of Mercy cast seated in padmasana atop a lotus
central band enclosing an incised scrolling foliate design, the ribbed throne, the hands in varada and apana mudra, the serene face
harmika terminating in a lotus bud finial above an everted radiating topped with an elaborate Sakyamuni Buddha crown, the body clad in
lotus petal flange. bejewelled robes, the shoulders flanked with attributes supported on
20.5cm (8.1/8in) high. lotus stems.
22cm (8 5/8in) high
£2,000 - 3,000 HK$24,000 - 35,000 £2,000 - 2,500 HK$24,000 - 30,000
CNY19,000 - 28,000 CNY19,000 - 24,000
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