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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESVARA
MING DYNASTY, LATE 15TH-16TH CENTURY
The fgure is shown seated on a double lotus base in lalitasana with left hand raised in vitarka mudra
and right hand lowered in varada mudra, each hand holding the stem of a lotus that rises to the shoulder,
wearing a diaphanous dhoti and elaborate jewelry, the hair drawn up into a tall chignon behind a fgure
of the seated Amitabha Buddha and the central jeweled ornament of the crown.
5√ in. (15 cm.) high
$15,000-25,000
PROVENANCE
Stephen Junkunc, III (1904-1978) Collection.
明十五晚期/十六世紀 鎏金銅觀音菩薩坐像
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