A gilt-bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara Tang dynasty | 唐 鎏金銅觀世音菩薩立像
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October 12, 12:42 PM GMT
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 HKD
Lot Details
Description
A gilt-bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara
Tang dynasty
唐 鎏金銅觀世音菩薩立像
rendered standing elegantly in tribhanga, the deity's eyes half-closed, evoking a sense of peace, the slim features and posture elegantly curved, the body adorned in a long dhoti and flamboyant scarves, the upper-chest area framed by a thick sectioned frill
h. 9.5 cm
Collection of Dr J.H. Zeeman, chargé d'affaires at the embassy of the Netherlands in Beijing between 1954 and 1957.
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J.H Zeeman博士收藏，1954至1957 年間任職荷蘭駐北京大使館代辦
This elegantly cast figure of Avalokiteshvara is one of the smaller and more typical in contrast to the larger Sui dynasty figure of Avalokiteshvara in this sale, lot 3511. The figure is depicted standing in tribhanga, adorned in a long dhoti and fluttering scarves. The slim features and elegantly curved posture are representative of the artistic style of the high Tang.