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EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
A Tibeto Chinese gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara
early 19th century
The twelve-armed deity standing on a lotus base, his pricipal hands folded in namaskaramudra and the remaining radiating around him, wearing long flowing robes incised with floral borders, his face with serene expression, unsealed
17.5 cm high
early 19th century
The twelve-armed deity standing on a lotus base, his pricipal hands folded in namaskaramudra and the remaining radiating around him, wearing long flowing robes incised with floral borders, his face with serene expression, unsealed
17.5 cm high
Provenance
Collection dr. A. R. Beaux, Buenos Aires
Auctionhouse Roldan and Cia, Buenos Aires 1981, lot 100
Auctionhouse Roldan and Cia, Buenos Aires 1981, lot 100
Exhibited
Galeria VIAU, Bronces del Tibet, Buenos Aires 1953, no. 10
Museo National de Bellas Artes, Arte del Tibet, Buenos Aires 1958, no. 43
Museo National de Bellas Artes, Arte del Tibet, Buenos Aires 1958, no. 43
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