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PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS
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A LARGE GILT-LACQUERED WOOD
FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA
19th century
Seated in rajalalitasana with the right arm
resting on a raised right knee, the left hand
placed behind to support the posture, dressed
in loose robes extending over the edge of the
stand and falling open at the chest, the oval
face carved with a contemplative expression
and donning a five-pointed diadem, the hair
pulled into a high chignon aside from the long
tresses draping over each shoulder, covered
in a reddish brown lacquer beneath a layer of
gilt lacquer, fitted hongmu stand.
40in (101.6cm) height inclusive of stand

$5,000 - 7,000
Provenance:
West Coast Private Collection, formed in the
1960s, by repute

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