A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SHADAKSHARI AVALOKITESHVARA QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY | 清十七/十八世紀 鎏金銅四臂觀音坐像

A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SHADAKSHARI AVALOKITESHVARA

QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

清十七/十八世紀 鎏金銅四臂觀音坐像

the figure seated in dhyanasana on a lotus pedestal, the principle hands in namaskara mudra, the secondary hands raised with one holding a flower, draped with a billowing scarf around the shoulders and arms falling to the base, the serene face with a downcast expression framed by a pair of large circular earrings and a five-point diadem securing the hair swept in a top knot surmounted by a figure of Amitabha

Height 23.5 cm, 9¼ in.