Lot 71
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BRONZE FIGURE OF BODHISATTVA AVALOKITESHVARA
MING DYNASTY, HONGZHI PERIOD, DATED 1501
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 578
Auction: 6 November 2019 at 12:00 GMT
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Description
明弘治十四年 銅鑄觀音坐像
cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus throne pedestal, the left hand resting on his left foot in tarjani mudra, the right hand half raised in front of the chest, dressed in an elaborate necklace, the shoulders draped with a celestial scarf, the full round face with meditative expression beneath a five-pointed crown, the back of the pedestal with an inscription "Hongzhi shisi nian zhengyue shiliu Yang Wenyue ershi (The 14th year of Hongzhi, the 16th day of the first month, dedicated by Yang Wenyue)
Dimensions
22.5cm high
Footnote
Provenance: Private English collection