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                                                             The Property of a Gentleman 紳士藏品

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           A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MAITREYA                  A GILT COPPER-ALLOY FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA
           18th century                                      CHATURBHUJA
           Finely cast seated cross-legged in vajraparyanasana with hands in   Tibet, 15th/16th century
           dharmachakra mudra, adorned in a long flowing robe draped around   The Bodhisattva seated in padmasana over a double lotus throne,
           the arms and legs, with a well-defined waist and broad shoulders,   wearing a clinging, dhoti and elaborate jewellery with turquoise and
           the serene face with a downward benevolent gaze and smile, the hair   glass insets, its principal arms folded before its torso, the other pair
           coiled up in a high chignon, the stems of lotus flowers curled between   held in mudra at shoulder height, the face cast in a serene expression,
           his thumbs and forefingers, adorned with elaborate jewellery.    the hair piled high on the head with curling locks cascading down at
           20.5cm (8 1/8in) high.                            either side.
                                                             15cm (5 7/8in) high.
           £2,000 - 3,000
           CNY18,000 - 27,000                                £2,000 - 3,000
                                                             CNY18,000 - 27,000
           十八世紀 銅鎏金彌勒菩薩坐像
                                                             十五/十六世紀 銅鎏金四臂觀音坐像
           Provenance: a European private collection
                                                             Provenance: a English private collection
           來源:歐洲私人收藏
                                                             來源:英國私人收藏





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