STATUE D`AVALOKITESHVARA EN BRONZE LAQUÉ OR - photo 1
STATUE D`AVALOKITESHVARA EN BRONZE LAQUÉ OR - photo 2
STATUE D`AVALOKITESHVARA EN BRONZE LAQUÉ OR - photo 3

STATUE D`AVALOKITESHVARA EN BRONZE LAQUÉ OR

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€ 31 500
Auction dateClassic
16.12.2022 10:30UTC +02:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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France, Paris
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ID 878326
Lot 88 | STATUE D'AVALOKITESHVARA EN BRONZE LAQUÉ OR
STATUE D'AVALOKITESHVARA EN BRONZE LAQUÉ OR

VIETNAM, XVIIIÈME SIÈCLE

Il est représenté assis en virasana sur une base triangulaire. Ses mains sont ramenées devant la poitrine. Il est vêtu d'un dhoti ceinturé à la taille et d'une longue robe couvrant ses bras formant un élégant drapé. Ses vingt bras rayonnants effectuent différentes mudra. Ses yeux clos confèrent à son visage une expression sereine. Ses cheveux sont relevés en chignon et son front est ceint d'une tiare.

Hauteur : 73,5 cm. (28 7/8 in.)





Provenance

Acquired in 1986-88 from an Australian collector, thence by descent in the family.



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Post lot text

A GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA
VIETNAM, 18TH CENTURY
Applied technique:Lacquer on panel
Place of origin:Vietnam
Auction house category:Statuettes
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