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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN ON
A BUDDHIST LION
Ming Dynasty
Cast seated with the right knee raised, the
figure elaborately attired with long flowing robes
embellished with jewellery, the peaceful rounded
face surmounted by a crown, the lion with head
raised snarling to the left, all raised on an oval single
lotus base.
31.5cm (12 3/8in) high.

£6,000 - 8,000
CNY54,000 - 71,000

明 銅鎏金觀音菩薩坐朝天吼像

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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN ON
A BUDDHIST LION
Late Ming Dynasty
Cast seated in rajalilasana on a ferocious lion with
bulging eyes and fang teeth, the Goddess of Mercy
modelled with a benign face under an elaborate
headdress centred on an image of the Buddha,
dressed in long flowing robe adorned with beaded
jewellery, the shoulder flanked by a long-tailed bird
and a kalasha supported on leafy stems, all raised
on an oval single lotus base.
27.3cm (10 3/4in) high

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 45,000
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明末 銅鎏金觀音坐朝天吼像

Provenance: a European private collection

來源： 歐洲私人收藏

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A LARGE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF
EIGHTEEN-ARMED AVALOKITESHVARA
17th century
Finely cast seated in dhyanasana on top of a
separately cast lotus base with overlapping petals,
above swirling waves and two attendants, the
primary hands held in vairocana mudra, the outer
pair in abhaya mudra and vitarka mudra, the other
fourteen hands extended holding various attributes,
clad in flowing scarves and dhoti with chased
floral hems, the serene face with a recessed urna,
beneath hair pulled into a high chignon, fronted
by an openwork tiara centered with an image of
Amitabha, with box.
31.5cm (12 3/8in) high. (3).

£40,000 - 60,000
CNY360,000 - 540,000

十七世紀 銅鎏金十八臂觀音坐蓮像

Provenance: Sotheby’s London, 7 November 2012,
lot 351 (part lot)

來源： 2012年11月7日於倫敦蘇富比拍賣，拍品
351號（其一）

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