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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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