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A MING BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESVARA 15TH CENTURY
Seated in padmasana atop a double lotus throne, the right hand raised in virtaka mudra, the left hand holding a small cup, the robes falling in deep folds open at the chest to reveal a beaded pectoral, the hair swept up in a tall top knot, set with a diadem framing the Amitabha Buddha above the serene face
9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) high, wood stand
Seated in padmasana atop a double lotus throne, the right hand raised in virtaka mudra, the left hand holding a small cup, the robes falling in deep folds open at the chest to reveal a beaded pectoral, the hair swept up in a tall top knot, set with a diadem framing the Amitabha Buddha above the serene face
9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) high, wood stand