A VERY RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED GUANYIN

Lot 1542
25.09.2020 14:00UTC -05:00
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ID 395444
Lot 1542 | A VERY RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED GUANYIN
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$ 60 000 – 80 000
A VERY RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED GUANYIN

17TH-18TH CENTURY

The bodhisattva is shown seated in dhyanasana on a waisted lotus base, with the hands held in dhyanasana mudra above the lap, the long hair drawn up into a tall coiffure (jatamukuta) bound with a band hung with ropes of looped beads surrounding and flanking an image of Amitabha Buddha, and wearing an elaborate bead necklace and earrings.

14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm.) high

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