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PROPERTY FROM AN EAST ASIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION 十六至十七世紀 西藏鎏金銅觀世音菩薩坐像
A LARGE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF
AVALOKITESVARA
TIBET, 16TH – 17TH CENTURY
sensuously cast seated in lalitasana on a double lotus
pedestal, the right hand extended forward, the left rested on
the back edge of the pedestal holding a curved stem of uptala
lotuses, wearing a pleated dhoti chased with flowers, the
upper body cloaked in a shawl punched with cloud scrolls and
opening on one side revealing the bare chest, the benign face
flanked by a pair of pendulous ears, the hair gathered into a
chignon embellished with a tiara of florets inset with turquoise,
the base plate chased with a double vajra
23.7 cm, 9¼ in.
HK$ 260,000-360,000
US$ 33,300-46,200
CHINESE ART INCLUDING SELECTED WORKS OF ART FROM THE T.Y. CHAO FAMILY COLLECTION 139
