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AN EXTREMELY RARE AND IMPORTANT 宋 鎏金銅觀音菩薩坐像
MASSIVE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF
BODHISATTVA AVALOKITESHVARA
SONG DYNASTY
well cast and portrayed seated in vajraparyankasana, the right
hand lowered in varada mudra, while the left held in abhaya
mudra, each hand marked with a half-shuttered eye, the
serene face bearing a compassionate expression with eyes in
a downward gaze, the forehead marked with a third eye, his
slightly pursed lips framed by a scrolling mustache and beard,
the hair neatly drawn up in an intricate jatamakuta securing
three miniature effigies of bodhisattvas, with long tresses
falling to the shoulders, wearing elaborate jewellery including
hair ornaments with billowing sashes and dragon heads,
circular studded earrings, beaded necklaces, armbands,
bracelets and anklets, a shawl detailed with lotus scrolls
around the bare shoulders flowing over the arms, a voluminous
lower garment similarly incised with a couple of dragons
interspersed within the design, and gathered at the waist and
fastened by a beaded girdle
61 cm, 24⅛ in.
HK$ 20,000,000-30,000,000
US$ 2,590,000-3,880,000

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