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21. A Bronze Seated Guanyin with a Dragon
Song–Yuan Dynasty, 12th–14th Century
the bodhisattva shown seated in the posture of royal ease on a rustic throne, with eyes half-closed
and serene expression, the left elbow resting on a stack of books and holding a small vial of the
elixir of mercy in the extended left hand, the right arm resting on the raised right knee and the right
hand extended in vitarka mudra, wearing a dhoti loosely tied at the waist, adorned with elaborate
jewelry including bracelets, armlets, heavy earrings, multiple necklaces, beaded girdles, and a high
openwork crown surmounted by three Buddhas seated on lotus, the hair dressed in braids trailing
down over the shoulders and entwined with long scarves draped over the arms and hanging down
onto the roughly combed base on either side of a horned dragon leaping up with jaws open and
holding a ‘pearl’ over its head, the surface with dark brown patina overall.
Height 11 ⁄8 inches (28.3 cm)
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宋 - 元 銅觀音坐像 高 28.3 厘米