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A SUPERB BRONZE FIGURE OF
AVALOKITESVARA
SONG DYNASTY

seated in laitasana with the swaying torso depicted leaning
against an armrest on his left, the right arm resting on his
raised right knee and the lowered left leg supported on a
lotus flower, dressed in a voluminous dhoti gathered at the
waist, opening at the chest to reveal a beaded necklace,
the shoulders draped with a celestial scarf billowing in the
wind, depicted holding a mani pearl, the head inclined with a
benevolent facial expression, crowned by an elaborate diadem
before a high chignon, traces of original gilding, wood stand
35 cm, 13¾ in.
HK$ 6,000,000-8,000,000
US$ 775,000-1,040,000
宋 銅觀世音菩薩半迦像

274 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比