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Lot 31
A RARE BRONZE OF STANDING AVALOKITESHVARA
Estimated Value:
6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result:
incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
Tibet, 15th c.H. 29,7 cm
Standing in samabhanga on a lotus pedestal placed on a separate moulded throne, set to the front with a pair of birds gazing at a central floral emblem, his right hand is lowered in varadamudra while the left holds the stem of the padma lotus flowering along his arm, he is wearing dhoti, His face shows a serene expression with downcast eyes, a raised urna on his forehead, smiling lips, elongated earlobes with ear jewellery, his hair combed into a chignon and secured with a tiara adorned with a pair of pattras and floating ribbons, re-sealed.
Old German private collection, acquired at Schoettle Ostasiatica 1978
Published: Schoettle Ostasiatica,Tibetica 36, 1978, No. 1795
Very minor damages and traces of age, mandorla lost
