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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESVARA
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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESVARA
17TH CENTURY
The bodhisattva shown seated in rajalilasana on a carpeted plinth, holding a kalasa in the right hand and a pearl in the left, wearing a skirt and shawl with foliate-incised borders, a beaded necklace and a tiara surmounted by the figure of Amitabha Buddha, the hair pulled back and worn in two long, knotted plaits bearing traces of blue pigment
7¼in. (18.4cm.) high
17TH CENTURY
The bodhisattva shown seated in rajalilasana on a carpeted plinth, holding a kalasa in the right hand and a pearl in the left, wearing a skirt and shawl with foliate-incised borders, a beaded necklace and a tiara surmounted by the figure of Amitabha Buddha, the hair pulled back and worn in two long, knotted plaits bearing traces of blue pigment
7¼in. (18.4cm.) high