Lot n° 132
Estimation :
8000 - 10000
EUR
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: 13 000EUR
China, Ming period, 16th-17th century
Gilded... - Lot 132 - Delon - Hoebanx
China, Ming period, 16th-17th century
Gilded bronze subject representing the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, or Guanshiyin, "lord who observes from above", personification of compassion, depicted seated in padmasana, right hand raised in vitarka-mudra, gesture of argumentation, left hand holding the ambrosia cup in front of him; the deity is richly adorned with jewels and crowned with a tiara featuring a small figure of Amitabha Buddha.
(The tip of the index finger on the right hand is missing, the base is lotiform).
H. 28.5 cm
Provenance: French collection, by descent since the early 20th century
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