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Property from a Private East Coast Collection
A gilt bronze figure of eleven-headed Avalokiteshvara
TIBETO-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of eleven-headed Avalokiteshvara
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century
Standing on a lotus base with his primary hands in anjalimudra and the others radiating around him, dressed in a dhoti clasped with a festooned belt and adorned with various jewelry and sashes, all of the faces serene except for one with wrathful expression, the hair spilling over the shoulders
7 5/8 in. (19.3 cm.) high
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century
Standing on a lotus base with his primary hands in anjalimudra and the others radiating around him, dressed in a dhoti clasped with a festooned belt and adorned with various jewelry and sashes, all of the faces serene except for one with wrathful expression, the hair spilling over the shoulders
7 5/8 in. (19.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Collection of Lewis Perry, United States, before 1949
Sale room notice
Please note there is an inscription in Tibetan on the back of the base that translates to "eleven faces."
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