明十四/十五世紀 銅鎏金觀音坐像

seated in lalitasana, wearing embroidered robes tied above the waist and draped around the shoulders and a scarf billowing around the arms, the face with serene expression and framed by pendulous ears, surmounted by a leaf crown cast with Amitabha Buddha, wood stand

香港蘇富比1998年4月28日，編號926

This figure is in good condition, but does have a crack through the scarf below the left forearm. There is an area of repair 6.5cm by 1.8cm to the right side of the base and another two smaller areas of repair to the reverse of the base, both 2.5cm by 5mm. The base plate and sutras are missing and there is rubbing to the gilding to the face, arms and hands.
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