Figure d'Avalokiteshvara en bronze doré Chine, Dynastie Qing, XVIIIE siècle

debout en samapada sthanaka sur une base ornée de pétales de lotus, ses deux mains principales jointes en anjali mudra, les six autres mains tenant le kalasha pour l'une et une perle mala pour une autre, vêtue d'un long dhoti, le torse paré de bijoux, avec onze têtes superposées en cinq gradins, non scellé

The base is unsealed, some expected wear to the gilding and the inlaid stones missing (showing on the illustration in the catalogue), otherwise in good condition. The figure can detach from its base, the lotus base is photographed the wrong way around, the rear part showing. The front of the base is carved with the expected lotus petals.
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