Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 5th–6th century, Tibetan Empire, Yarlung Dynasty, Newar artist. Wood with polychrome paint, H. 85 cm (33.5 in.). C14 test range: 430–650 (95.4%). Courtesy TENZING ASIAN ART at TEFAF Maastrich 2023

Provenance: Jean-Henri Daridan, French ambassador to India or Nepal in the 1960s, and thence by descent
Christie’s Paris, Art d’Asie, 11 June 2008 (sale no. 5521), lot 216
Chino Roncoroni collection, Paris, acquired from the above.

Literature: 2023. Published in Enduring Beauty: Early Incarnation of the Savior Saint of Tibetan Buddhism, by Chino Roncoroni, Iwona Tenzing
2023. Published in Prolegomena to the Study of an Early Wood Bodhisatva from the Himalayas, by Dr. Pratapaditya Pal.