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A LARGE GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF Compare with a similar, but larger, gilt-lacquered bronze figure of
Avalokiteshvara, Ming dynasty, 16th century, which was sold at
AVALOKIETESHVARA
Late Ming Dynasty Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 3 October 2017, lot 3667.
The deity cast seated in vajraparyankasana with the right hand lowered
on the knee and the left held in kartari mudra in front of the chest,
clad in a long flowing robe tied at the waist with a ribbon and open
to the chest to reveal a beaded and tasselled necklace, the face with
a benevolent expression with downcast eyes and a gentle smile, the
hair gathered in a high chignon behind a foliate openwork headdress
centred with a small figure of Amitabha. 59.7cm (23 1/2in) high
£25,000 - 35,000
CNY220,000 - 310,000

明末 銅漆金觀音菩薩坐像

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