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           A VERY RARE AND LARGE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF
           AVALOKITESHVARA
           Tibet, 18th and 19th century
           Finely cast with one serene head of the Buddha above a ferocious
           incarnation, above three further rows of three heads each with a
           gently smiling serene expression, the figure with eight main arms
           holding various attributes, the front pair clasped in prayer in front of the
           jewelled chest, the body standing on a separate lotus base and framed
           by a repoussé flaming mandorla with concentric circles of open hands,
           mounted on a separate pedestal.
           With mandorla 85cm (33 1/2in) high. (4).

           £90,000 - 120,000
           CNY800,000 - 1,100,000

           西藏 十八及十九世紀 銅鎏金十一面千手觀音菩薩背光像

           Provenance: Christie’s Amsterdam, 11 October 1994, lot 291.

           來源: 1994年10月11日於阿姆斯特丹佳士得拍賣,拍品291號






























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