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A PARCEL-GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE
OF AVALOKITESHVARA
16th/17th century
The multi-armed figure cast standing in the
tribhanga pose atop a double-lotus base and
holding various attributes, her main right hand
held up in abhaya mudra, the face with serene
expression beneath an ornate crown encasing a
high chignon.
21cm (8 1/4in) high.
£8,000 - 10,000
CNY71,000 - 89,000
十六/十七世紀 局部鎏金銅八臂觀音菩薩立像
The present lot, also known as Amoghapasha
(‘Holder of the Infallible Noose’) is one of the more
complex manifestations of Avalokiteshvara.
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