8 mai 2021
A gilt-bronze figure of Avalokitesvara, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century
Lot 75. A gilt-bronze figure of Avalokitesvara, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century. Height 35.5 cm, 14 in. Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 GBP. (C) 2021 Sotheby's
standing on a lotus base and a shaped stand, holding an ambrosia vase in her left hand and her right hand held in vitarka mudra, wearing an elaborate jewelled necklace and long flowing robes and a scarf, her face with a serene expression.
Provenance: A Texas private collection.
Christie's New York, 22nd/23rd March 2012, lot 1781.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art, London, 12 May 2021
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