Lot 787
  • 787

A YUAN-STYLE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESVARA QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 HKD
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Description

  • bronze
cast seated in rajalilasana with the right arm resting atop the bent right knee and supporting a small vase in the right palm, the bodhisattva portrayed clad in loose clothing cascading in voluminous folds and further adorned with ornamental jewellery

Condition

There is running to the gilding and the top of the crown of the head. Scratching and other general surface wear.
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