清十七 / 十八世紀 銅觀音坐像

seated on a stepped dais in lalitasana holding a fly whisk in his right hand and the other held in varadamudra, the face with a serene expression and crowned with a headpiece inset with the figure of Amitabha, his long robes with chased floral borders

The figure is in good overall condition. There is some surface wear and some typical minor dents to the extremities, such as a nick to the central petal of the tiara, a dent to the left eye lid, as well as a couple of chips to the front corners of the pedestal. The figure also appears to have some casting flaws in addition to a few openings including that to the arms (max. 0.7 cm). There are residual pigments to the face.
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