Statuette de Shadakshari Avalokiteshvara en bronze doré Sino-tibétain, style mongol, XVIIIE siècle

assis en vajrasana sur une base lotiforme, les deux mains principales en anjali mudra, un lotus dans la main gauche, vêtu d'un fin dhoti ceinturé, des écharpes retombant sur les bras, paré de nombreux bijoux, la tête ceinte d'une couronne à cinq pointes, la chevelure détaillée nouée en un chignon élaboré surmonté d'un bijou, le visage encadré par d'imposantes boucles d'oreilles, scellée

Acquired in Drouot, Paris, 18th April 1984.

The figure in overall very good condition. It is heavily cast. The base is sealed. There is overall light wear to the gilding, particularly to the rim on the back of the base. There are two stress cracks on each ribbon where it joins the body on the back of the body. The gilding is less yellow than the catalogue illustration suggests.
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