Lot 77. A rare gilt-copper figure of Avalokiteshvara Chaturbhuja, Nepal, 14th-15th century; 13cm (5 1/8in) high. Estimate £ 3,000-4,000. Sold for £ 8,125 (€ 9,297). © Bonhams.

The deity seated in dhyanasana on a high double lotus base, the main hands in anjali mudra, the others in vitarka mudra holding prayer beads and a lotus stem, wearing a dhoti and beaded jewellery inlaid with hardstones, the face with a benevolent expression, the hair piled into a high chignon surrounding a foliate tiara, the base sealed and incised with a double vajra.

Provenance: the Jeannette Claude Jongen collection of Buddhist Art.

Note: The finer details of the face, crown and hair are obscured by the later application of cold-gold and pigments indicating that the figure was venerated in Tibet.

Compare with a closely related example of Amitayus, formerly in the Goldman Collection, sold at Sotheby's New York, 21 March 2002, lot 119.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, London, 12 November 2015