A GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA SEATED ON A LOTUS

Estimated Value:

4.000 € - 6.000 €

Result:

33.670 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

China, Ming dynasty
H. 32 cm
Well cast seated in vajraparyankasana with the hands in dhyana mudra, wearing a long flowing robe falling above the double lotus and dhoti with stylized floral borders, open at the chest revealing an elaborate necklace, the serene rounded face with a benevolent expression detailed with downcast eyes beneath high arched brows, flanked by long pendulous ears and surmounted by a pierced diadem centered with a seated Amitabha Buddha.
Old German private collection, purchased in Beijing before 1912 by tradition
Compare a similar gilt-bronze figure of Guanyin preserved in the collection of the Capital Museum Beijing and published ‚The Goddess of Mercy in Buddhism - Chinese Ancient Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva‘, Beijing 2008, pp. 104-5, no. 40 - Minor wear to lacquer gilding

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