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A TIBETO-CHINESE GILT-BRONZE
FIGURE OF A MULTI-ARMED
AND MULTI-FACED DEITY AND A
BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA
17TH-18TH CENTURY

The gilt-bronze fgure is standing on a

lotus plinth, his main arms are in prayer

position, while six arms radiate around

him holding various attributes and his

multiple heads are faced in all directions.

The fgure of Tara is seated in dhyanasana

and the hands are in dhyanamudra. The

deity wears an elaborate headdress with

two lotus stems beside the shoulders.

The largest 4¡ in. (11.2 cm.) high (2)

£1,000-1,500 $1,300-1,900
€1,200-1,700

清十七/十八世紀 鎏金銅十一面觀音
立像及銅度母坐像一組兩件

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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SWISS COLLECTION (LOTS 338-339 INCLUSIVE)
*338
A GILT-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

The Goddess of Mercy is shown seated in dhyanasana on a
raised throne. Her hands are folded in dhyanamudra and she is
wearing long robes and multiple beaded necklaces. Her crown is
inset with a small fgure of Amitabha Buddha.
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high

£2,000-4,000 $2,600-5,000
€2,400-4,600

PROVENANCE

Property from a Private Swiss Collection, amassed between
1963 and 1980.

明 木漆鎏金觀音坐像
來源: 瑞士私人珍藏, 購於1963年至1980年間

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